Print Showing Norman Rockwell's "Henry and Clara Ford with Quadricycle"
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As part of their seventy-fifth anniversary in 1978, Ford Motor Company commissioned a set of four posters representing the life of Henry Ford and the impact of the automobile. These scenes were originally created by Norman Rockwell as part of Ford's fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953. This print presents Norman Rockwell's vision of Henry Ford creating his first automobile--the Quadricycle.
As part of their seventy-fifth anniversary in 1978, Ford Motor Company commissioned a set of four posters representing the life of Henry Ford and the impact of the automobile. These scenes were originally created by Norman Rockwell as part of Ford's fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953. This print presents Norman Rockwell's vision of Henry Ford creating his first automobile--the Quadricycle.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1978
Subject Date
1896
Creators
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Ford Motor Company for their 75th anniversary, 1978. Illustration from a 1952 painting by Norman Rockwell.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
78.300.1389.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 19.625 in
Width: 19.563 in
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