Cigarette Companies

The majority of advertising revenue in the 1920s came from pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and tobacco companies. To the left is an advertisement calendar for the BAT (British and American Tobacco) company from around the 1910s.
This image draws from Chinese landscape and portrait painting traditions, as well as new ingredients from Western art.

Can you identify elements that reflect these sources?

What strikes you about the model’s face?

BAT tobacco advertisement                        source

SOME THOUGHTS

Compare the calendar for "Three Cats" cigarettes below (1930s) with the BAT ad above.

What are some of the associations smoking might have for a female consumer? What kind of social changes between 1915 and 1930 might be reflected in the differences between these two ads?



SOME THOUGHTS

"Three Cats" cigarettes advertisement calendar                             source

Move on to Electric Companies

	The majority of advertising revenue in the 1920s came from pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and tobacco companies. To the left is an advertisement calendar for the BAT (British and American Tobacco) company from around the 1910s. This image draws from Chinese landscape and portrait painting traditions, as well as new ingredients from Western art. *Can you identify elements that reflect these sources?* *What strikes you about the model’s face?*
BAT tobacco advertisement source	SOME THOUGHTS
Compare the calendar for "Three Cats" cigarettes below (1930s) with the BAT ad above. What are some of the associations smoking might have for a female consumer? What kind of social changes between 1915 and 1930 might be reflected in the differences between these two ads?
SOME THOUGHTS
"Three Cats" cigarettes advertisement calendar source Move on to Electric Companies