Haddon Sundblom

Haddon Sundblom
Born
Haddon Hubbard Sundblom

June 22, 1899
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
DiedMarch 10, 1976(1976-03-10) (aged 76)
Chicago, United States
OccupationArtist

Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom (June 22, 1899 – March 10, 1976) was an American artist of Swedish and Finnish descent and best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.[1] Sundblom's friend Lou Prentice was the original model for the illustrator's Santa.[2]

  1. ^ "Services to Be on Saturday for Artist Haddon Sundblom". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. March 12, 1976. p. 32. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Francis, Judy (11 Dec 2016). "Even Santa, it turns out, went better with Coke". Tribune-Star. Retrieved 2 Apr 2021.