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Emmett McBain design papers

Emmett McBain became a prominent African American advertising designer, working as a designer for Vince Cullers and Associates, an art supervisor for J. W. Thompson in Detroit, and a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products. This collection consists of various visual advertisements designed by McBain, primarily print ads, transparencies of bill boards and record album covers.

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Advertisement for Renese once-a-day thiazide
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Renese-R (polythiazide) medication.
1968
Advertisement for Renese once-a-day thiazide
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Renese-R (polythiazide) medication.
1968
Advertisement for Renese once-a-day thiazide
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Renese-R (polythiazide) medication.
1968
Afterjail, Official Travel Guide
Front cover artwork for Afterjail, a guide for women.
1975
Black is Beautiful advertisement
Display advertisement with text "Black is Beautiful"
1968
Blockbuster Movies, advertisement for WGN-TV
Design and layout for a billboard advertisement for blockbuster movies featured on Chicago television station WGN-TV.
1980
Bold Cold, cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Newport cigarettes.
1968
Breakthrough Movies, advertisement for WGN-TV
Design and layout for a billboard advertisement for movies featured on Chicago television station WGN-TV, with an illustration of actor Jack Nicholson in the film "The Shining".
1980
Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ, album cover
Front cover design and artwork for the record album "Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ".
1960
Cool ain't Cold, cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Newport cigarettes.
1968
Cool ain't Cold, cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Newport cigarettes.
1970
Entertain on a Grand Scale; Canadian Club whiskey advertisement
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Canadian Club whiskey.
1992
Get Down with Something Good, McDonald's advertisement
Display advertisement for McDonald's restaurant featuring kids from Chicago's Carver Day Camp.
1973
Get Down with Something Good, McDonald's advertisement
Display advertisement for McDonald's restaurant.
1973
Good to the Flora, Bad to the Pathogens; advertisement for Vibramycin
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Vibramycin (doxycycline) medication.
1968
High Caliber Movies, advertisement for WGN-TV
Design and layout for a billboard advertisement for movies featured on Chicago television station WGN-TV, with an illustration of actor Clint Eastwood holding a gun.
1986
How many of your arthritic patients could do a little cha-cha-cha without pain?, advertisement for Arthralgen
Design and layout for a a folded mailer advertising Arthralgen arthritis medication.
1966
How many of your arthritic patients could do a little cha-cha-cha without pain?, advertisement for Arthralgen
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Arthralgen arthritis medication.
1966
How many of your arthritic patients could enjoy Japanese paper folding without pain?, advertisement for Arthralgen
Design and layout for a a folded mailer advertising Arthralgen arthritis medication.
1966
How many of your arthritic patients could perform this simple test without pain?, advertisement for Arthralgen
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Arthralgen arthritis medication.
1966
If Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Who Needs A Brain?, Neutrogena advertisement
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Neutrogena skin care products with an image of an American Beauty Queen Barbie doll.
1991
Intense activity where infection strikes most often; advertisement for Rondomycin
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Rondomycin (methacycline) medication.
1968
Jamal At The Pershing Volume Two, album cover
Front cover design for the Ahmad Jamal Trio record album "Jamal At The Pershing, Volume Two".
1961
Kent smokes... cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Kent cigarettes.
1970
Kent smokes... cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Kent cigarettes.
1969
Lions & Tigers & Bears, advertisement for National Geographic Specials on WGN-TV
Design and layout for a billboard advertisement for National Geographic Specials featured on Chicago television station WGN-TV.
1980
Mighty High, Milt Buckner album cover
Front cover design and artwork for the Milt Buckner record album "Mighty High".
1960
Original Jazz Score From Shotgun Slade, Stanley Wilson and his Orchestra, album cover
Front cover design and artwork for the record album by Stanley Wilson and his Orchestra "The Original Jazz Score From Shotgun Slade".
1960
Playboy Jazz All-Stars album cover
Back cover design and artwork for the "Playboy Jazz All-Stars" record album.
1957
Remember When Your Skin Was The Last Thing On Your Mind?; Neutrogena advertisement
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Neutrogena skin care products with a close-up photograph of a child's face.
1991
Rhythm Crazy, Jimmy Cleveland, album cover
Front cover design for the Jimmy Cleveland record album "!!Rhythm Crazy!!".
1959
Rhythm Meets Rugolo: Pete Rugolo And His All Stars, album cover
Front cover design for the record album "Rhythm Meets Rugolo: Pete Rugolo And His All Stars".
1960
Ruby, Sil Austin, album cover
Front cover design for the Sil Austin record album "Ruby".
1959
Street Smart, Chicagoland Chevy Dealers advertisement
Design and layout for a billboard advertisement for Chicagoland Chevy Dealers, featuring an illustration of the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer.
1980
Swing softly red, Red Prysock album cover
Front cover design for the Red Prysock record album "swing softly red".
1961
Terramycin Syrup advertisement
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Terramycin (oxytetracycline) medication.
1968
The Busy Mother Antibotic; advertisement for Vibramycin
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Vibramycin (doxycycline) medication.
1968
The magic of Sarah Vaughan, album cover
Front cover design for the Sarah Vaughan record album "the magic of sarah vaughan".
1959
Time to get down to brass tacks about the sulfonylureas; advertisement for Diabinese
Design and layout for a two-page display advertisement for Diabinese (chlorpropamide) medication.
1968
Travelin', John Lee Hooker, album cover
Front cover design and artwork for the John Lee Hooker record album "Travelin'".
1960
True Two, cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for True cigarettes.
1968
Unmistakenly Care Free Curl; advertisement for Soft Sheen's Care Free Curl hair products
Display advertisement for Care Free Curl hair products.
1983
Unmistakenly Care Free; advertisement for Soft Sheen's Care Free Curl hair products
Design and layout for a display advertisement for Care Free Curl hair products.
1983
Vaughan and Violins, album cover
Front cover design for the Sarah Vaughan record album "Vaughan and Violins".
1959
Voter Registration Manual
Handbook detailing methods and strategies used by umbrella organization Voice of the Ethnic Community (V.O.T.E.) to organize and develop a Black Voter Registration campaign in Chicago.
1983
What Color is Black? advertisement
Photostat proof for display advertisement "What Color is Black?"
1969
What is the Sexiest Part Of Your Body?, Neutrogena advertisement
Design and layouts for two two-page display advertisements for Neutrogena skin care products using a "Q & A" format.
1991
Where the flavor is., Marlboro cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Marlboro menthol cigarettes.
1972
Where the flavor is., Marlboro cigarette advertisement
Design and layout for display advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes.
1972
Where the flavor is., Marlboro cigarette advertisement
Display advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes.
1972

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme:
Design History
African American History
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