Is Virginia Swanson responsible for the infamous Swanson frozen dinners?”
Mary Virginia Swanson makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences for their prints, exhibitions, editorial and licensing placement. Swanson has a diverse professional background, having coordinated educational, publication and exhibitions programs for a wide range of institutions and businesses in our field and is considered an expert in the area of marketing and licensing fine art. It was during her tenure heading special projects at Magnum Photos that she recognized the opportunities for artists to develop second markets for their work, and in 1991 she founded SWANSTOCK, an innovative agency managing licensing rights for fine art photographers. Swanson currently works individually with photographers as a marketing consultant and is a sought-after Portfolio Reviewer at events such as Review Santa Fe, Fotofest and PhotoLucida. Her workshops and lectures on the subjects of marketing opportunities and awareness have proven
Business Editors 2003 International CES LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 8, 2003 Continuing its long standing connection with TV innovation, Swanson debuts its new and improved line of “TV Dinners(R)” at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show Among the flat screen, plasma and high-definition televisions, one of the most exciting showings at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is courtesy of Swanson(R). Legendary television actress Morgan Fairchild is teaming up with Swanson to celebrate its 50th anniversary and to take “TV Dinners” into the 21st Century. “In 1953, families ate Swanson “TV Dinners” on metal TV trays in front of the brand new eight-inch television,” says C. Dean Metropoulos, chairman and chief executive officer of Pinnacle Foods Corporation, maker of Swanson frozen foods. “Fifty years later, more folks than ever are eating in front of the television. The TVs are just a lot bigger and far more technologically advanced. And Swanson’s meal
