Uw Vriend Langs De Weg - Shell (1961)

Sugar PacketMiscellaneous1960sInnovation and Technology
Written By Zara Picken

Year: 1961

Format: Sugar Packet

Illustrator: Jan Kruis

Client: Shell

Details: This Dutch sugar packet promotes Shell. The text translates to read ‘Your Friend Along The Road’. The same image appears in a print advert on the back cover of a 1961 scrapbook.

The artwork in the print advert version was signed by Jan Kruis. Johannes Andries "Jan" Kruis (1933-2017) was a Dutch comic artist best known for the a comic strip called ‘Jack, Jacky and the Juniors’ (‘Jan, Jans en de Kinderen’). He also illustrated for books, magazines, advertising and record covers.

Zara Picken
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