Coca-Cola Exhibit Opens at Clinton Center Nov. 7; Features Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol
In November, the Clinton Presidential Center will "Share a Coke" with its museum visitors as it presents its 42nd temporary exhibit, Coca-Cola: An American Original! The exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Coca-Cola glass bottle with pop art by Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell paintings, Haddon Sundblom Santa Clauses and other works.
The exhibit is divided into two sections, the first of which will focus on the iconic images and advertising campaigns that helped define the Coca-Cola brand. Illustrations will include three original paintings by Norman Rockwell, nine original Haddon Sundblom illustrations, and several images of Santa Claus—including the first Coca-Cola Santa painted by Fred Mizen, which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in December 1930.
The second section of the exhibit highlights historic bottle "firsts." Visitors will see a 13-bottle chronology, including an original glass bottle produced in 1902, a replica of the prototype contour bottle created by the Root Glass Company in 1915, and a prototype of the aluminum bottle that debuted in 2008.
You can also check out pop art by Andy Warhol—including videos, photographs, prints, and other original works—and folk art by Howard Finster, who incorporated the Coca-Cola bottle into dozens of his pieces over his prolific career.
Last, but not least, kids can marvel at a full-size, antique Coca-Cola delivery truck produced in 1949 by the White Motor Company.
Coca-Cola: An American Original will be open Nov. 7-Feb. 15 at the Clinton Presidential Center. Admission to the exhibit is including with library admission: $7; senior citizens, retired U.S. military, college students $5; children ages 6-17 $3; active U.S. military and children under 6 free.
School groups with reservations are free. Click here to schedule a school tour.
For more info and hours, visit ClintonPresidentialCenter.org.