Print Showing Norman Rockwell's "Model T on the Farm"

Summary

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. Here, Rockwell captured the pride of ownership in--and the public's curiosity about--the Ford Model T.

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. Here, Rockwell captured the pride of ownership in--and the public's curiosity about--the Ford Model T.

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1978

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

78.300.1389.5

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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