Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"Have a Coke" (advertisement for Coca-Cola)
Medium: Oil on hardboard
Date: 1944
Dimensions:
27 1/2 × 40 in. (69.9 × 101.6 cm)
The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Used by permission, Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Accession number: SUPP2000.723
Research Number: NCW: 723
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
Exhibition HistoryProbably Albany, GA, 1981, no. 6, but dimensions differ
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.180, p. 697
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds lantern slides (NCWS.95.1825.215 and.216) made from two drawings very similar in composition (one with lettering) which include the head of Coke's trademark soda jerk in the background. The date is based on "the production date," found in the Coca-Cola Archives.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. photography directly from artwork; 2. and 3. lantern slide images for related drawings (slides, Brandywine River Museum library, NCWS.1825.215 and .216)
Photo Credit:1. The Coca-Cola Company Archives, 12/2/1992