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

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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