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Advertisement for Palmolive Shampoo: "The modern evolution of ancient luxury"

Neysa McMein American
1918
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Object Information
  • Title: Advertisement for Palmolive Shampoo: "The modern evolution of ancient luxury"
  • Artist: Neysa McMein (American, Quincy, Illinois 1890–1949 New York)
  • Publisher: The Palmolive Company, Milwaukee
  • Date: 1918
  • Medium: Commercial color process
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 15/16 in. (32.4 × 22.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 57.627.56
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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