Welcome to Ad Hoc, our popular feature on the art of advertising. We are proud to welcome Dr. Richard
Zakia as the author of this page each month. Richard D. Zakia is Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
and author/coauthor of several books on photography, perception, semiotics and advertising.
(Photo by Vicki H. Wilson).
The "Sea Island Cotton" ad is based on a painting by what artist?
A) Manet
B) Monet
C) Renoir
c. Corinne Whitaker 2012
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