Advertising Layout for Heinz Cooked Macaroni, 1923

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company marketed their products in stores, magazines, on trade cards, and even on streetcars. This advertising layout drawing represents one of the steps in the marketing process in which the drawing, size, and shading are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Illustration (Layout feature)

Subject Date

1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.572

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)
Watercolor painting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 16.75 in
Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

product reads: Heinz / Cooked / Macaroni / with Cheese and Mushroom Sauce extensive notes to the artist are written in the margins.
Advertising Layout for Heinz Cooked Macaroni, 1923