Roburine?
c. 1920
Artist
Jan Rotgans
DIMENSIONS
28 x 21 1/4 in. (71.1 x 54 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.6564
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Baby Food, Children, Father, Food, Medicine, Mother, Product, The Netherlands, Women
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
Baby Food, Children, Father, Food, Medicine, Mother, Product, The Netherlands, Women
Jan Rotgans was a Dutch graphic designer who became best known for his commercial poster design in the Art Nouveau style. In this advertisement for Roburine, a baby cereal, the mother holding her howling infant asks, “It’s a shame that our baby just cries all day. Why didn’t I buy Roburine?”
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