Advertising in America


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The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 – 1920 is a site that illustrates the rise of a consumer culture presenting over 9,000 images that relate to the early history of advertising in the United States. Anyone with an interest in the history of graphic design or visual culture will …

Samplers and chocolate:


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I know that just after Easter is not the time to talk about chocolate. If you are like me you are on chocolate overload but did you ever wonder where Whitman’s Chocolates got their package design? The birth of the Sampler is fully described on their site. A Tale of …

Flirtatious Fans


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Did you know that twirling a fan in the left hand was a warning as it ‘we are being watched’ whereas twirling it in the right meant ‘I am interested in someone else’. Yesterday I mentioned that how fans were held had a language. I thought I would expand a …

Do you Know her Name?


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Contemporary textile artist Terese Agnew is in need of clothing labels for her latest project. Do you know her name? Is a textile project in which Terese Agnew plans to create a portrait. When finished will be 8 feet high and 9 feet wide. Images of the quilt will be …