At a contest more than 90 years ago, judges fell in love with a simple charcoal sketch of a happy infant. But for decades, that infant’s name was a mystery.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Decades after her portrait became one of the most recognizable brand symbols in the world, Ann Turner Cook — the original Gerber baby — has died at 95 years old.
Though her likeness as an infant was known to billions, the people in her life remember her as a mom, teacher and novelist.
“Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts
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