CONSTANT CRAVINGS CONSUMER CULTURE: Sally Edelstein Collage

NEW AND IMPROVED collage A smorgasbord of images celebrating the wonders of Post-War chemically produced food. Images appropriated from vintage food advertising, vintage processed food ads, convenience food 50s ads, canned food 50s ads, instant foods ads, vintage food ads, candy ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ad images 50s 60's, breakfast cereal ads 50's, 50's 60's housewives images, 50's housewife, vintage advertising illustration, vintage childrens school books,

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY collage 26' x 34" A smorgasbord of images celebrating the wonders of Post-War chemically produced food when our pride in technology extended to food. Appropriated images- Vintage ad for Union Carbide Fortune Magazine late 1940s, processed food ads, convenience food 50s ads, canned food 50s ads, instant foods ads, vintage food ads, candy ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ad images 50s 60's, breakfast cereal ads 50's, 50's 60's housewives images, 50's housewife, vintage advertising illustration, vintage childrens school books,

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE Collage

New and Improved Better Living Through Chemistry Detail

Say Cheez and Smile collage 8" x10"

NYC Subway 1978 Gouache, colored pencil ,water color

CONSTANT CRAVINGS Collage 43"x75" The desire for more, the desire for less- the conflicting media messages about food in the beginning of a calorie counting weight obsessed Cold War culture Appropriated images- vintage diet ads, vintage weight loss ads, diet pills 60's,breakfast cereal ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, 60's snack food ads, 1950's 1960s candy ads, breakfast cereal ads, diet drinks 60s, vintage soft drink ads, metrical 60s, retro refrigerator ads, suburbia 1960s, Tony the Tiger, Twiggy, Marilyn Monroe, Big Bob boy, Little Lotta comic book, Little Audrey comic book, vintage comic book images, children in ads illustrations, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, vintage 60s 70's catalogue childrens clothing, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

The artist Sally Edelstein in front of collage "Constant Cravings" holding Hamburger sculpture

MORE OR LESS- Collage Conflicting cultural messages about food and appetite are addressed in Sally Edelstein's collage composed of vintage diet ads, vintage weight loss ads, breakfast cereal ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, 60's snack food ads, 1950's 1960s candy ads, breakfast cereal ads, diet drinks 60s, vintage soft drink ads, Metrical 60s, retro refrigerator ads, suburbia 1960s, Tony the Tiger, twiggy, Marilyn Monroe, Big Bob boy, Little Lotta comic book, Little Audrey comic book, vintage comic book images, children in ads illustrations, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, vintage 60s 70's catalogue childrens clothing, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

CALIBRATED CRAVINGS- CONTAINMENT Collage Conflicting media messages about food in the beginning of our calorie counting- weight obsessed culture Appropriated images vintage diet ads, vintage weight loss ads, breakfast cereal ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, 60's snack food ads, 1950's 1960s candy ads, breakfast cereal ads, diet drinks 60s, vintage soft drink ads, Metrecal 60s, retro refrigerator ads, suburbia 1960s, Big Bob boy, vintage comic book images, children in ads illustrations, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, vintage 60s 70's catalogue childrens clothing, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

CALIBRATED CRAVINGS collage Detail Americas obsession with slenderness and weight. Appropriating images from vintage diet ads, vintage weight loss ads, breakfast cereal ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, 60's snack food ads, 1950's 1960s candy ads, breakfast cereal ads, diet drinks 60s, vintage soft drink ads, metrecal 60s, retro refrigerator ads, suburbia 1960s, Tony the Tiger, Twiggy, Marilyn Monroe, Big Bob boy, Little Lotta comic book, Little Audrey comic book, vintage comic book images, children in ads illustrations, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, vintage 60s 70's catalogue childrens clothing, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

CALIBRATED CRAVINGS Collage Detail Our weight obsessed culture Appropriated images- vintage diet ads,vintage comic book images, children in ads illustrations, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, vintage weight loss ads, breakfast cereal ads 50's, vintage junk food ads, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, 60's snack food ads, 1950's 1960s candy ads, breakfast cereal ads, diet drinks 60s, vintage soft drink ads, metrical 60s, retro refrigerator ads, suburbia 1960s, Big Bob boy, Little Lotta comic book, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, vintage 60s 70's catalogue childrens clothing, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

CONTAINMENT collage Our weight obsessed-calorie counting culture. Appropriated images- vintage diet ads, vintage weight loss ads, pulp fiction novels images 50's, vintage childrens book art, vintage fast food ads 50's 60's, fast food ads 50s, images from 1950's, metrical 60s, retro refrigerator ads, vintage calendar pin up girls, vintage comic book images, vintage advertising illustration, vintage advertising to women, media stereotypes women 50's 60's, female body shapes 1950s, female body image and the media, media influence in dieting, media and dieting 60s,

JUST HEAT AND SERVE collage While the conception of what a home cooked meal was revised, mid century American media served up a heaping helping of stereotypical images of happy housewives as frozen, processed and packaged as the food they served their eager families images of retro refrigerator ads 50's, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vintage cooking images, vintage food ads, vintage processed food ads. convenience food 50's ads canned food 50's ads, instant foods 50s ads, , vintage childrens cook books, Mrs Butterworth, Julia child, 50's vintage food pamphlets, vintage cookbook images, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vinatge cooking images, media stereotypes of women 50' 60s , suburbia 1950s, marriage 50's 60s, images of gender roles, 50's 60s houswives,

I HATE TO COOK NO FUSS NO MUSS Collage 48' x 80" While the conception of what a home cooked meal was revised, mid century American media served up a heaping helping of stereotypical images of happy housewives as frozen, processed and packaged as the food they served their eager families images of retro refrigerator ads 50's, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vintage cooking images, vintage food ads, breakfast cereal ads 50s vintage processed food ads. convenience food 50's ads canned food 50's ads, instant foods 50s ads, Peg Bracken's "I Hate to Cook" Book, vintage childrens cook books, vintage images Chef Boy Ar-Dee Betty Crocker Mrs Butterworth, Julia child, Betty Crocker Aunt Jemima, vintage 50s catalogue childrens toys, vintage calendar girl pin ups, vintage clocks 50's vintage food pamphlets, vintage cookbook images, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vinatage cooking images, media stereotypes of women 50' 60s 70s, media stereotypes of men 50' 60s, suburbia 1950s, marriage 50's 60s, images of gender roles, 50's 60s housewives, 50's 60s husbands, Romance comics images, pulp fiction novels images

HOME MADE GOODNESS Collage Detail While the conception of what a home cooked meal was revised, mid century American media served up a heaping helping of stereotypical images of happy housewives as frozen, processed and packaged as the food they served their eager families images of retro refrigerator ads 50's, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vintage cooking images, vintage food ads, breakfast cereal ads 50s vintage processed food ads. convenience food 50's ads canned food 50's ads, instant foods 50s ads, Peg Brackens "I Hate to Cook" Book, vintage childrens cook books, vintage images Chef Boy Ar-Dee Betty Crocker Mrs Butterworth, Julia child, Betty Crocker Aunt Jemima, vintage 50s catalogue childrens toys, vintage calendar girl pin ups, vintage clocks 50's vintage food pamphlets, vintage cookbook images, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vinatge cooking images, media stereotypes of women 50' 60s 70s, media stereotypes of men 50' 60s, suburbia 1950s, marriage 50's 60s, images of gender roles, 50's 60s houswives, 50's 60s husbands, Romance comics images, pulp fiction novels images

NO FUSS NO MUSS collage While the conception of what a home cooked meal was revised, mid century American media served up a heaping helping of stereotypical images of happy housewives as frozen, processed and packaged as the food they served their eager families images of retro refrigerator ads 50's, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vintage cooking images, vintage food ads, breakfast cereal ads 50s vintage processed food ads. convenience food 50's ads canned food 50's ads, instant foods 50s ads, vintage childrens cook books, vintage images Chef Boy Ar-Dee vintage 50s catalogue childrens toys, vintage calendar girl pin ups, 50's vintage food pamphlets, vintage cookbook images, vintage cooking ads 1950s, vintage cooking images, media stereotypes of women 50' 60s 70s, media stereotypes of men 50' 60s, suburbia 1950s, marriage 50's 60s, images of gender roles, 50's 60s housewives, 50's 60s husbands, Romance comics images, pulp fiction novels images

BABY BOOMER NEEDS NEW SHOES collage 32' x 36"

CONSUMER CULTURE collage

CONSTANT CRAVINGS Detail

HUNGER collage