Kitty Cucumber Collection
name: label: Artist
content: Lillemoe, Mary Peters (artist)
label: Creator
content: Lillemoe, Jim
label: Creator
content: Natoli, David
label: Creator
content: Merrimack Publishing Corporation
label: Names
content: B. Shackman & Co., Inc.
topic: label: Topic
content: advertising -- 1980-1990
label: Topic
content: advertising -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Animals in art -- Cats
label: Topic
content: Cats
label: Topic
content: Paper
label: Topic
content: Paper art
label: Topic
content: Paper dolls
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated to the Archives Center by David Natoli of B. Shackman Company on September 7, 1987.
creator: label: Artist
content: Lillemoe, Mary Peters (artist)
label: Creator
content: Lillemoe, Jim
label: Creator
content: Natoli, David
label: Creator
content: Merrimack Publishing Corporation
abstract: label: Summary
content: A small number of items relating to Kitty Cucumber the cat character used by the B. Shackman Company to advertise and promote consumer products.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kitty Cucumber, a cat character, was created by Mary Peters Lilliemoe. The fine paper goods and toy manufacturer B. Shackman Company, Incorporated adopted the character to create, advertise, promote, and sell some of their products. Such products included stickers, paper dolls, gift tags, figurines, and ornaments.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1983-1986
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0276
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Artwork
label: Type
content: Illustrations
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Materials are arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 1991.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements
label: Genre/Form
content: Artwork
label: Genre/Form
content: Illustrations
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Collection consists of original artwork and embossed printer's proofs of Kitty Cucumber. In addition, the book Kitty Cucumber and Her Friends which was written by Jim Lillemoe and illustrated by Mary Peters Lillemoe in 1986 is also found among the materials. The materials are contained in one folder.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History


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