TY - BOOK AU - Dotz,Warren AU - Husain,Masud TI - Meet Mr. Product: the art of the advertising character SN - 0811835898 AV - HF6146.A27 D68 2003 U1 - 659.1 21 PY - 2003///] CY - San Francisco PB - Chronicle Books KW - Advertising characters KW - United States N1 - Food -- Drinks -- Kids' stuff -- Dining -- Technology -- Automotive -- Home -- Leisure and personal products N2 - "Here in Meet Mr. Product you'll find a vibrantly colorful tribute to these pop-culture icons. Offering up fascinating tidbits on hundreds of spokes-characters, this chunky compendium profiles the origination of the characters, their evolution, and their most intimate secrets. (Did you know that the Michelin Man has been spotted with glamorous ladies on his arm? Or that Borden's Elsie the Cow is married to Elmer of household glue fame?) Famous faces and a host of recently rediscovered-characters fill Meet Mr. Product's pages to bursting."--BOOK JACKET ER -