Advertisement, Cream of Wheat
Permanent ID:
9083Date:
June 27 1914Image Description:
The adverstisement is from the June 27, 1914 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The image was painted by Edward V. Brewer specifically for the Cream of Wheat Company. It features an African American man in chef whites weighing a baby slung in a red kerchief while the mother looks on approvingly. He tells her, "Dat Cream of Wheat done shore make him grow, Missy." A bowl labeled "Cream of Wheat" rests on the table between them.
Inscription:
S. L. Newnham 3639 13th St. NW Washington D C. 29- (Verso top right, sticker)B5.252 (Verso, bottom left)