Ford Rouge Glass Furnace, 1924

Summary

In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. The effectiveness of the ads was due in large part to the specially commissioned artwork that accompanied the descriptive text. This painting was not used in the published campaign: an alternate view appeared in the 9th ad in the series.

In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. The effectiveness of the ads was due in large part to the specially commissioned artwork that accompanied the descriptive text. This painting was not used in the published campaign: an alternate view appeared in the 9th ad in the series.

Artifact

Oil painting (Visual work)

Date Made

1924

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

United States 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.136.457

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas

Dimensions

Height: 28.25 in

Width: 31.25 in

Depth: 1.125 in

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