Tray with advertisement featuring actress Maria Menado

Title
Tray with advertisement featuring actress Maria Menado
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: Dia: 32 x T 1.5
Accession No.
2000-03615
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

In the 1950s and 1960s, star photos were distributed as gifts to boost the sale of entertainment publications and consumer products such as bubble gum. Film stars were style icons whose images were used to endorse lifestyle goods such as jewellery and soft drinks.

 

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