1919 Ad Van Camp's Pork & Beans Lab Housewife Food Canned Products w. M. Prince - Original Print Ad

1919 Ad Van Camp's Pork & Beans Lab Housewife Food Canned Products w. M. Prince - Original Print Ad Review

1919 Ad Van Camp's Pork & Beans Lab Housewife Food Canned Products w. M. Prince - Original Print Ad Feature

• Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black / White
• Grade: Near Mint / Very Fine
• Dimensions: Approximately 4.75 x 12.25 inches; 12 x 31 cm
• Authentication: Dual Serial-Numbered Certificates of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Packaged in custom sleeve w/ archival black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This is an original 1919 black and white print ad for the Van Camps Pork and Beans from Van Camp Packing Company.

This piece was illustrated by Prince, William Meade. Artist signature in print - bottom right of image.

William Meade Prince

William Meade Prince grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He reportedly could not choose between West Point, or architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, so he settled it by going North to study art at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. Later, Prince returned to Chapel Hill where he built his own studio and stables and continued to do illustration. He was particularly noted for his Dodge Brothers car ads. For several years, Prince also taught illustration and figure drawing at the University of North Carolina and was head of the Art Department there from 1943-1946.