1_52: Peeps Invention, Gary Sternberg
c.1990s, Side view - Sleeves to protect eyeglasses from dyes, bleach, and chemicals as invented by Gary Sternberg.
Cardboard box with red, blue, yellow, and white ink printed overtop. Printed text in English using white, yellow, and black ink. At the top center, an illustration depicting a woman with red hair, blush, lipstick, and eyeshadow wearing a green pair of glasses. The glasses exhibit the peeps on the earpiece.
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1_52: Peeps Invention, Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.52Description
c.1990s, sleeves to protect eyeglasses from dyes, bleach, and chemicals as invented by Gary Sternberg.Use
Protect eyeglasses from dyes, bleach, and harsh chemicals.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948. Gary invented the Peeps, "Personal Eyeglass Earpiece Protector Sleeve" and received a United States patent for it on December 10, 1996.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
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