Name/Title
Ad Card: Walter Trier Maple Leaf Canada PackersEntry/Object ID
2018-025-038Description
A full-color illustrated advertisement print.
Walter Trier created the drawing, featuring a whimsical interpretation of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, created as a commercial advertisement for Maple Leaf (a brand of Canada Packers) promoting their "nuts and cheese" product. The artwork depicts the two children and the witch carrying boxes toward a whimsical candy house.
The center of the composition features a vibrant, colored drawing by artist Walter Trier depicting the iconic candy house from Hansel and Gretel. The two children and the witch are shown in Trier's signature whimsical style, carrying product boxes toward the house.
Printed along the bottom edge of the advertisement is the French branding text: "Fromage Aux Noix, Canada Packers."