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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2019 10:16:18 GMT -4
THE GERBER BABY Gerber held a contest in 1928 to find an adorable new face for an upcoming ad campaign. Artist Dorothy Hope Smith’s sketch of a cherubic baby with big eyes and pursed lips won the hearts of the judges and becoming Gerber's official trademark in 1931. The identity of the Gerber Baby remained a secret until 1978 when Ann Turner Cook—a novelist, teacher and former neighbor of the artist—announced that she was the famous tot. This baby was famous in her own right.
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