Nicolas Whitman

Nicolas Whitman, Photographs of Vintage Circus Posters

After graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1978 Nicholas Whitman was commissioned to photograph collections at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. During his tenure he brought order and interest to the museum’s superb photographic holdings. In 1986 he moved to freelance practice.

Returning to the Berkshires in 1990 he has since provided imagery for many of the regions cultural institutions. Including the Bennington Museum, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire Theater Group/Colonial Theatre, Chesterwood, Olana, MASS MoCA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williams College Museum of Art, and Williams College.

In concert with commissioned work Whitman continues to mine numerous veins of expressive photography. Several of which have resulted in books, gallery shows and museum exhibitions.

Wrigley’s Gum

In 1892, Wrigley Jr. began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder and Wrigley’s reoriented the company to produce the gum.

Wrigley began using twins to market the classic Spearmint chewing gum in 1939, playing off the idea that you should “Double your pleasure, double your fun, with Doublemint Gum.” Since 1960, the commercials have featured twins (even some famous ones) chewing along to the upbeat Doublemint tune.