Welcome to Ad Hoc, our popular feature on the art of advertising. We are proud to welcome Dr. Richard Zakia as the author of this page each month. Richard D. Zakia is Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology and author/coauthor of several books on photography, perception, semiotics and advertising. (Photo by Vicki H. Wilson).
This painting of a French bar maid used to advertise "Crystal by Saint-Louis" is by which
Impressionistic French painter?
A) Manet
B) Pissaro
C) Renoir
Edouard Manet (1832-1881) in a photograph by Nadar.
c. Corinne Whitaker 2010
note: Richard Zakia is the author of our AdHoc column each month. He is also a close personal friend.
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