Illustration for Heinz Product Advertising, 1921

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Product marketing strongly targeted housewives and women, assuring them that Heinz products were superior. These advertisements, like the one seen here, typically featured a woman purchasing, preparing, cooking, or serving Heinz products to their families.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

1921

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made for H. J. Heinz Company.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1810

Credit

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

Material

Gouache
Cardboard
Ink

Dimensions

Height: 29.75 in
Width: 19 in