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Foster & Kleiser

Defunct American advertising company

Foster & Kleiser was an American advertising company founded in 1901 that grew into the "west coast's leading billboard company". Among its notable employees was Maynard Dixon who credited his five years spent as a billboard painter at the company with helping prepare him as a muralist.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1
  • Industryadvertising industry1

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Foster and Kleiser Building, Virginia St and 8th Ave, Seattle (CURTIS 1188)
Photo: Asahel Curtis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Foster & Kleiser was an American advertising company founded in 1901 that grew into the "west coast's leading billboard company". Among its notable employees was Maynard Dixon who credited his five years spent as a billboard painter at the company with helping prepare him as a muralist.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1952Acquired Acquired by W. R. Grace and Company1
  2. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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