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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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Black is Beautiful advertisement
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Display advertisement with text "Black is Beautiful"
Date:
circa 1968
Collection:
Emmett McBain design papers, 1961-2000
Access:
Public access
Cool ain't Cold, cigarette advertisement
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Display advertisement for Newport cigarettes.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Emmett McBain design papers, 1961-2000
Access:
Public access
Kent smokes... cigarette advertisement
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Display advertisement for Kent cigarettes.
Date:
1969
Collection:
Emmett McBain design papers, 1961-2000
Access:
Public access
True Two, cigarette advertisement
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Display advertisement for True cigarettes.
Date:
1968
Collection:
Emmett McBain design papers, 1961-2000
Access:
Public access

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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