Gerlach Barklow Co. Explained

Gerlach Barklow Co.
Industry:Art calendar factory and advertising company
Foundation:1907
Defunct:1971
Location City:Joliet, Illinois
Location Country:United States

The Gerlach Barklow Co. was an art calendar factory located in Joliet, Illinois, which was "one of the largest calendar and advertising companies in America."[1] [2] the company was founded in 1907.[2] The factory employed over 1,500 people at its peak in the 1950s.[3]

Artists who worked for Gerlach Barklow included Arthur H. Hider, Bradshaw Crandell, Fletcher C. Ransom,[4] Adelaide Hiebel,[5] [6] and Zula Kenyon.[7] Many of the company's artists were women, or local residents, and many local residents served as artists' models. Lois Delander of Joliet, better known as Miss America 1927, was among the most famous models. A Gerlach-Barklow fan is displayed in the collection of the Oakland Museum of California.[8]

Gerlach Barklow calendars were purchased by businesses to be given to their important customers as gifts.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gerlach Barklow. Barlow Clearinghouse-Genealogy. 2013-06-07. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713204002/http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/Illinois/BGco.html . Jul 13, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Joliet's Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company - Historical Photos & Images of Joliet's Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company. Arcadia Publishing. 2013-06-07. dead . https://archive.today/20130713030426/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738577265/Joliet-s-Gerlach-Barklow-Calendar-Company . 13 Jul 2013.
  3. News: Sorensen. Karen. Old Calendars Now Now Coveted by Collectors, Plainfield Historians Say. Plainfield Patch. Plainfield, IL. 2013-06-07. 2012-02-22. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904142041/http://plainfield.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/calendar-b4568dd4 . Sep 4, 2013 .
  4. Web site: Fletcher Charles Ransom - The Prize in Sight Painting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004062931/https://www.bedfordfineartgallery.com/fletcher_charles_ransom_prize.html . Oct 4, 2023 . Bedford Fine Art Gallery.
  5. Web site: Adelaide Hiebel. CityofJoliet.com. 2013-06-07. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004191456/http://www.cityofjoliet.com/halloffame/artists/adelaidehiebel.htm . Oct 4, 2015.
  6. Web site: AdelaideHiebel.com - Home. 2013-06-07. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060501005716/http://adelaidehiebel.com/index.php . May 1, 2006.
  7. Web site: ZulaKenyon.com. 2013-06-07. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710100202/http://zulakenyon.com/ . Jul 10, 2013.
  8. Web site: Gerlach-Barklow Company. Joliet, IL, advertisement, rigid fan . . https://archive.today/20130713030521/http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/200302. dead. 2013-07-13.
  9. News: Then & Now: Gerlach-Barklow Co. . Joliet Herald News . 2013-06-07 . 2011-12-04 . https://archive.today/20130705144637/http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/8553722-418/then-now-gerlach-barklow-co.html. dead. 2013-07-05.

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