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Another great Haddon Sundblom Santa Claus illustration
Even though he is sometimes incorrectly credited with creating the modern visual interpretation of Santa Claus, that doesn’t detract from the beautiful job illustrator Haddon Sundblom did of interpreting the character in his 20th century illustrations for the Coca-Cola Company. The image above is from an exhibition of Sundblom’s Santa Paintings at the Oglethorpe University…
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More Haddon Sundblom Santas
Despite the inaccurate claims made by Coca-Cola for a number of years (they have since modified their story), and some confusion from other quarters, American illustrator Haddon Sundblom did not create the look of Santa Claus as we know him. That story is a bit less than straightforward and involves a number of other illustrators,…
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Haddon Sundblom’s Santa Claus Illustrations
The image above (large version here) is one of illustrator Haddon Sundblom’s wonderful paintings of Santa Claus pausing to refresh himself with sponsor Coca-Cola’s sugary carbonated beverage. The now famous paintings were part of an illustrated campaign that ran from 1931 to 1964. Though Coca-Cola’s claims for Sundblom’s role in the creation of the modern…
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Haddon Sundblom
You will find many accounts that insist that Michigan illustrator Haddon Sundblom was responsible for creating the modern image of Santa Claus, providing a friendlier form for the the jolly old elf than had previously been envisioned, at the behest of the Coca-Cola company, who wanted to use him to sell more of their sugary,…
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Some illustrators’ Santas
Our image of Santa Claus comes primarily from the interpretations of illustrators — famous and otherswise — over the years. (Images above: J. C. Leyendecker, Thomas Nast, Reginald Marsh, Arthur Rackham, Norman Rockwell, N. C. Wyeth, Edgar Franklin Whittmack, Haddon Sundblom)
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A Cavalcade of Santas
Our image of Santa Claus comes primarily from the interpretations of illustrators over time. Here are a few examples. Despite the fact hat Nast had given Santa his physical form and Reginald Marsh dressed him in the red suit with white cuffs, I think it’s J.C. Leyendecker to whom we owe our most complete contemporary…