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It is the intense freshness of the finest ingredients combined with fresh cream that is essentially Häagen-Dazs

Poster
1991 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a poster advertising Häagen-Dazs ice cream for Grand Metropolitan Foods Ltd. Initial research revealed that people described eating this brand of ice cream as a sensual, almost sexual experience. This influenced the advertising campaign, which aimed to associate pleasure with the product.

Object details

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Object type
TitleIt is the intense freshness of the finest ingredients combined with fresh cream that is essentially Häagen-Dazs (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph printed in black and brown on paper
Brief description
Poster for Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Great Britain, 1991.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 351mm
  • Width: 549mm
Credit line
Given by Bartle Bogle Hegarty. Reproduced courtesy of Häagen-Dazs
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is a poster advertising Häagen-Dazs ice cream for Grand Metropolitan Foods Ltd. Initial research revealed that people described eating this brand of ice cream as a sensual, almost sexual experience. This influenced the advertising campaign, which aimed to associate pleasure with the product.
Collection
Accession number
E.874-1997

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2003
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