The Clinton Presidential Center is set to celebrate the art and history of the Coca-Cola Bottle’s 100-year anniversary during its upcoming temporary exhibit, “Coca-Cola: An American Original.”
The exhibit is divided into two sections: “Illustrations of An American Original,” which will be housed in the Garden room, located on the first floor, and “An American Original at 100,” which will be on display in the Temporary Gallery on the third floor.
The collection brings together the now-iconic images and advertising campaigns that have helped define the Coca-Cola brand including three original paintings by Norman Rockwell, an American artist who created a total of six paintings that were ultimately used in finished Coca-Cola ads, along with historic bottle “firsts.” Visitors will have a chance to check out a 13-bottle chronology of the iconic Coca-Cola bottle, including an original glass bottle produced in 1902, a replica of the prototype contour bottle created by the Root Glass Company in 1915, and a prototype of the aluminum bottle that debuted in 2008. Also, the exhibit will showcase pop art by Andy Warhol.
A full-size antique Coca-Cola delivery truck produced in 1949 by the White Motor Company will also be on display in addition to a mobile comprised of 750 3D-printed, ribbon-shaped interpretations of the bottle’s classic shape.
The library’s forty-second temporary exhibit will be on display from Nov. 7 through Feb. 15.
The Clinton Presidential Center is open daily from 9 a.m.- 5p.m., Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday.