Charles Gehringer from Wheaties Baseball, Wheaties Box Panels (F272-2) issued by General Mills
From Wheaties Baseball, Wheaties Box Panels issued by General Mills (F272-2). "Wheaties" orange, blue and white colored. Printed on the back panel of Wheaties cereal boxes. Includes action image of baseball player on orange background. No. 6 "How to Play Winning Baseball" from a series of tutorials on the sport. Name and team printed at lower right. At left are four numbered vertical panels of instructions on fielding a baseball.
Artwork Details
- Title: Charles Gehringer from Wheaties Baseball, Wheaties Box Panels (F272-2) issued by General Mills
- Publisher: General Mills, Inc.
- Date: 1936
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 5 7/8 in. (20.5 × 14.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 310, F272-2.17
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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