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May 6, 2014 · One of the most iconic and long-lasting brands was born in the imagination of a teenage boy, Antonio Gentile. Curator Kathleen Franz introduces the story. In 1916, Planters Nut and Chocolate Company ran a contest for a trademark.
Jan 24, 2020 · Antonio Gentile, a resident of Suffolk, Virginia, the peanut-growing capital of the state, began sketching possible entries for the contest. He drew a friendly, humanized peanut tumbling,...
1 day ago · The prize for creating Mr. Peanut was $5 and a lifetime friendship. The story of Mr. Peanut starts with a few pencil sketches done by Antonio Gentile. Gentile was the Philadelphia-born son of Italian immigrants who had moved south to Suffolk, Virginia, at the beginning of the 20th century in order for the family patriarch to find work as a tailor.
Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company owned by Hormel. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell, wearing the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman, with a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and cane.
Feb 13, 2020 · Fourteen-year-old Antonio Gentile, from Suffolk, Virginia, submitted a series of sketches of an anthropomorphized peanut. His peanut with legs won him the contest and the five dollar prize. 7 But Gentile’s drawing was not identical to the red-carpet-ready Mr. Peanut known today.
Jul 15, 2016 · Antonio Gentile may be best known as the boy who drew the peanut industry's most famous logo. But 100 years later, his nephew wants people to know this: Gentile was much...
Oct 18, 2013 · From left, Charlie Lewis, Bob Slade and Peyton Lewis, nephews of Mr. Peanut creator Antonio Gentile, show off the original drawings by their uncle, a Suffolk native, that transformed into one of the world’s best-known advertising icons.
