Arkell Museum – Art in Advertising: How Bartlett Arkell’s Beech-Nut Used Fine Art to Sell Food

Program Description

How did a marketing collection end up in a fine art museum? Many of the paintings in the Arkell Museum’s collection were never intended to be hung on the wall but rather used as the basis for advertisements. Explore the Beech-Nut marketing materials and see how Bartlett Arkell used his art to sell food!