"I Love Tuscaloosa" bumper stickers
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains two bumper stickers with I [heart icon] Tuscaloosa
and ilovetuscaloosa.com printed on them.
Dates
- Creation: after 1977
Biographical / Historical
In 1977, William S. Doyle, Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Commerce hired advertising agency Wells Rich Greene to develop a marketing campaign for New York State. Doyle also recruited Milton Glaser, a productive graphic designer to work on the campaign, and created the design based on Wells Rich Greene's advertising campaign. Glaser expected the campaign to last only a couple months and did the work pro bono. The innovative pop-style icon became a major success and has continued to be sold for years.
The logo has become a pop-culture icon, inspiring imitations in every corner of the globe. Merchandise proclaiming "I [heart icon] ..." can be found wherever tourists gather.
Source: Wikipedia contributors. "I Love New York." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 30 May. 2013. Web. 25 Jun. 2013.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (2 bumper stickers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Bumper stickers proclaiming I [heart icon] Tuscaloosa
Provenance
gift of Jessica Lacher-Feldman, 2013
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2013
- Title
- Guide to the "I Love Tuscaloosa" bumper stickers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- June 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository