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Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,211 posts)
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 05:26 PM Nov 2020

Original Gerber baby celebrates 94th birthday

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The original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, is celebrating her 94th birthday on Friday.

Cook was just 4 months old when her newborn face became famous.

In 1928, Gerber held a contest to find a face to represent their baby food advertising campaign.

According to the company's website, some artists submitted elaborate oil paintings, but one artist, Dorothy Hope Smith, an artist who specialized in children's portraits and who just happened to be Cook's neighbor, submitted a simple charcoal sketch and offered to elaborate on it if it was accepted.

Gerber executives said they couldn't resist the adorable baby face and selected the classic drawing as is.

Cook began appearing on Gerber products in 1928 and became the company's official trademark in 1931.

After growing up, Cook worked as an English teacher for most of her life.

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Original Gerber baby celebrates 94th birthday (Original Post) Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2020 OP
She's still cute. Looks great for her age! tblue37 Nov 2020 #1
Humphrey Bogart was a model for baby food. kskiska Nov 2020 #2
Humphrey as a baby LeftInTX Nov 2020 #6
Still beautiful malaise Nov 2020 #3
If that's a fairly recent picture she looks fantastic. lpbk2713 Nov 2020 #4
"Selected the classic drawing as is." SMC22307 Nov 2020 #5

kskiska

(27,040 posts)
2. Humphrey Bogart was a model for baby food.
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 07:22 PM
Nov 2020

Bogart’s mother was a commercial illustrator. A drawing of Humphrey as an infant was made by his mother and was used in advertisements for a different brand of baby food many years before Gerber was founded.

LeftInTX

(24,541 posts)
6. Humphrey as a baby
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 07:42 PM
Nov 2020

Did he ever smile?







Examples of his mother's sketches. I assume she used Humphrey as a stand in...

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
5. "Selected the classic drawing as is."
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 07:40 PM
Nov 2020

By today's standards, that's pretty amazing. Love her beautiful white hair!

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