Shigeta Associates collection of advertising visual materials, [ca. 1956-1999]

  • Collection ID 2001.0231
  • Creator Names Shigeta-Wright Associates (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Shigeta Associates collection of advertising visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1956-1999]
  • Physical description
    • 7 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 7 photomechanical prints ; 31 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. and smaller.
    • 3 prints : broadside ; 33 1/4 x 24 in. and smaller.
    • 8 photographic prints ; col. ; 16 x 20 1/4 in. and smaller.
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
  • Collection summary Advertising photographs, including 8 dye transfer photographic prints, and other prints created by Shigeta Associates, Inc., for national clients that included Purina, Simmons, Jenn-Air, Coleman, Anheuser-Busch, 9-Lives, Kohler, and Grain Belt Beer. Some items show examples of photographic techniques that Shigeta pioneered in order to achieve a variety of visual effects (effects achieved in later years by digital image manipulation).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Shigeta Associates, Inc., an advertising photography company located at 1712 North Wells Street and later at 1546 North Orleans in Chicago (Ill.) from 1956 to 1999; owned by Charles F. Sharrard.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Charles F. Sharrard (2001.0231).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Shigeta Associates records.
  • Names
    • Shigeta-Wright Associates (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Sharrard, Charles F. photographer. pht
  • Subjects
    • Photographers Illinois Chicago.
    • Photography Printing processes.
    • Designers Illinois Chicago.
    • Photography. lctgm
    • Electric apparatus and appliances.
    • Beer Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Pets.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Intellectual life 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Advertisements. gmgpc
    • Dye transfer photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Broadsides. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.