Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured 'Mr. Clean,' Dies. By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK. APRIL 2, 2014. Richard Black, a commercial artist who... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured 'Mr. Clean,' Dies. By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK. APRIL 2, 2014. Richard Black, a commercial artist who illustrated the original Mr. Clean, Procter & Gamble's trademark "genie in a bottle," died on Sunday at his... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured 'Mr. Clean,' Dies. By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK. APRIL 2, 2014. Richard Black, a commercial artist who illustrated the original Mr. Clean, Procter & Gamble's trademark "genie in a bottle," died on Sunday at his home in Kettering, Ohio. He was 92. His death was confirmed by Denise Weaver, the associate pastor at Mr. Black's church, Fairmont Presbyterian. Mr. Black had worked for Shell Oil, Frigidaire and other... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured 'Mr. Clean,' Dies. By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK. APRIL 2, 2014. Richard Black, a commercial artist who illustrated the original Mr. Clean, Procter & Gamble's trademark "genie in a bottle," died on Sunday at his home in Kettering, Ohio. He was 92. His death was confirmed by Denise Weaver, the associate pastor at Mr. Black's church, Fairmont Presbyterian. Mr. Black had worked for Shell Oil, Frigidaire and other companies when Procter & Gamble contacted him in the mid-1950s about drafting a marketing character named Mr. Clean for a new detergent-based household cleaner. The company had the idea that the product cleaned "like magic," said Tricia Higgins, the... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Richard Black, 92, Artist Who Conjured 'Mr. Clean,' Dies. By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK. APRIL 2, 2014. Richard Black, a commercial artist who illustrated the original Mr. Clean, Procter & Gamble's trademark "genie in a bottle," died on Sunday at his home in Kettering, Ohio. He was 92. His death was confirmed by Denise Weaver, the associate pastor at Mr. Black's church, Fairmont Presbyterian. Mr. Black had worked for Shell Oil, Frigidaire and other companies when Procter & Gamble contacted him in the mid-1950s about drafting a marketing character named Mr. Clean for a new detergent-based household cleaner. The company had the idea that the product cleaned "like magic," said Tricia Higgins, the communications manager for the brand. "Of course magic from a bottle has to be represented by a genie... Read full biography
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