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The Boy Who Hated Cheerios -- Portrait of African-American Child Poster
by Jayne Somogy
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The Boy Who Hated Cheerios -- Portrait of African-American Child poster by Jayne Somogy. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This is a portrait of my son back in 1981. The title is a family joke. We were trying to get him into modeling and commercials. He was taken to an... more
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Artist's Description
This is a portrait of my son back in 1981. The title is a "family joke." We were trying to get him into modeling and commercials. He was taken to an audition for a Cheerios commercial, where he was supposed to eat some Cheerios and then say he liked them. Unfortunately, he DID NOT like Cheerios and refused to say the line! Thus endeth a budding career in commercials for that darling face! (By the way, he still hates Cheerios!)
About Jayne Somogy
I create whimsical, graphic, stylized, often Asian-inspired & sometimes jeweled or embellished interpretations of people, animals, ethnic subjects, objects/still lifes. Art, like life, should SPARKLE! I sign my work 'SOMOGYI' the ethnically-correct version of my Hungarian surname, and I often incorporate my signature into the design of the art itself. I earned a degree in theater from the U. of Wisconsin, an additional degree, summa cum laude, in fashion design from FIDM/Los Angeles, and turned to creating art seriously in 2014 upon retiring from jobs in office administration and free time spent dancing, singing and acting. I have a passion for the exotic--music, dance, food, people--and for exploring other cultures and eras, which is...
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Khalid Saeed
Lovely portrait work Jayne !
Jayne Somogy replied:
Thank you so much, Khalid!
Jayne Somogy
Thanks, Barbie! Yours is a great story too--I guess some of us just aren't meant to be TV or radio stars!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Great story! So cute! I went to work with Dad one day at his radio station job in the days of commercials being read live by the host and when "Uncle Bill" cued me with "And when Barbie is thirsty she always asks her parents for a Pepsi, don't you?" I said "No! I like Coke!"