Norman Rockwell Creating the Painting "Henry Ford, The Boy Who Put the World on Wheels" for Ford Motor Company, 1951-1952
THF288489 / Norman Rockwell Creating the Painting "Henry Ford, The Boy Who Put the World on Wheels" for Ford Motor Company, 1951-1952
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Rockwell created eight painting for this project and visited Dearborn, Michigan, several times to take photographs and complete detailed studies. This photograph shows him at work on one of the paintings in this Arlington, Vermont, studio.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1951-1952
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.6188
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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