Life Savers™️ have originally showed up in our Vintagativy section. Its blog also includes a couple articles related to leadership, the Valutivity side of our company (see 2012 and 2011_01_16 in the aforementioned blog). So I guess it shouldn't be surprising that this century-plus aged product has generated some exceptional art, worthy of our The Consulting Arts section, from the likes of Walt Disney, Andy Warhol, and beyond.
Life Savers were made for art--especially the crystal clear boiled candy versions, with colors that truly pop. But their advertising art has always followed the times--from impressionistic were art nouveau type art, through Modern Art, and even Pixar animation in the 21st century.
There seem to be 2 types of artwork used for the Crane years. One is monochromatic, on the cardboard tubes of Cranes. The second is an art nouveau rendering of a maiden in need of life saving.
Life Savers Peppermints.
The artwork above is quite obviously the work of Andy Warhol. The simplicity of this Pop Art artwork and the odd balance is paired with a repeated product--not cans of Campbell's soup, or copies of Marilyn Monroe's face--Life Savers 5 Flavor. This is a psychedelic rendering--no fluorescent pink shows up in the Five Flavor line.
What's fascinating about this artwork, is that the odd coloration, blended colors and speckling is repeated in Life Savers Fruit Tarts.
Another Pop Art piece was used in 1943 advertising...and I would love to know where the original is, of Walt Disney's "Gremlin Chasers". NOTE: Since there isn't a fair use copy of this artwork, be sure to check out the link. The Gremlins apparently cause issues in airports, during World War. Wint⭕Green, Spear⭕Mint, and Pep⭕Mint our featured in these ads.
The sculptures were works of art, as well. Who created these works seems to be lost to the hands of time, but to me, they are reminiscent of Claes Oldenburg. While all of these sculptures originally were at the Port Chester offices Life Street in New York, this one is at the Gouverneur Museum source of this photo (and blessedly, a lot of excellent primary documents for Life Savers research).
Sources:
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