1923 Ad Frederic Kimball Mizen Art Wards Orange Crush Soda Pop Drinks YYC4

This is an original 1923 black and white print ad for Ward's orange-crush, lemon-crush, and lime-crush flavored soft drinks that were made and sold by the Orange-Crush Company of Chicago, Illinois (IL) and 47 Great Tower Street, London, England (UK). The ad also featured an illustration by Frederic Kimball Mizen.

CONDITION

This 90+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout. Light creasing. There is light bleedthrough on this piece from the verso.

• Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black / White
• Grade: Very Fine +++
• Dimensions: Approximately 4.75 x 12.5 inches; 12 x 32 cm
• Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This piece was illustrated by Mizen, Frederic Kimball. Artist signature in print - embedded in image.

Frederic Mizen

Frederic Mizen (1885-1964) was born in Chicago and became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. He studied at the J. Francis Smith Academy of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Academy Julian in Paris. He is best known for his billboard advertisements as well as for magazine advertisements in The Saturday Evening Post, the American, and Collier's. Much of his advertising work was done for the Coca-Cola Company. He founded the Frederic Mizen Academy of Art in Chicago in 1936.

Keywords specific to this image: Vintage Advertising, Food, Children, Krinkly Bottle

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