

Art Frahm was the guy who gave us the famous Coppertone ad seen to the left. He also made a pretty good living at creating commercial art for magazines and consumer products. But here's where it gets interesting: he also painted tons of pictures of women losing their undergarments while carrying celery.
Yeah, you read it right, and he did it over and over again throughout the 1950's. I found a wonderful site that analyzes each picture with some pretty hilarious commentary on the artwork.

Little Miss Coppertone® came to life in animated form at the end of a Coppertone commercial in 1965. Actress Jodie Foster had her television debut in the same commercial, appearing as a toddler on a boat with her family enjoying the day. This commercial created false rumors that Foster was the original Little Miss Coppertone®.
I never thought about the fact that the women often had celery. I did always love his work.
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