Family Time at Home, 1924
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Artifact Overview
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 appeared as two segments -- losing some of its content in the process -- when reproduced as part of the 15th ad.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Oil painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1924
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.4343
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 in (Opening Height)
Width: 40 in (Opening Width)
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