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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95. Gerber announced Cook's passing in an Instagram post on Friday. “Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies," the company said. Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national...

The original Gerber baby, whose face has been on the jar for more than 90 years, died at age 95 on Friday, the company confirmed. The firm said it was 'deeply saddened' by the loss of Ann Turner Cook and offered their condolences to the family. 'Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies,' Gerber wrote in an Instagram tribute. Cook, who was born in 1926, only spent a few months of her life not being the iconic...

WTVO) — Ann Turner Cook was only 4 months old when she became famous as the original Gerber baby. She turns 93 on Wednesday. According to the company’s website, Gerber held a contest in 1928 to find a face to represent their baby food. Many artist submitted oil paintings, but Dorothy Hope Smith, who specialized in children’s portraits and happened to be Cook’s neighbor, submitted a charcoal sketch which was selected. Cook’s face appeared on Gerber products beginning in 1928 and became the official trademark in 1931. Cook became an English teacher for the majority of her life, according to...

FULL TITLE: Meet the original Gerber baby: Ann Turner Cook, now 87, on how a drawing turned her into the most iconic baby in history The woman whose face inspired the Gerber baby drawing has opened up about what it has meant to be such an iconic symbol for nearly nine decades. Ann Turner Cook, now 87, was just a few months old in 1928 when a charcoal sketch of her was selected in a contest to represent Gerber baby food. Little did she know just how important that drawing would be, both for the company and for her. 'I...