1956 Cadillac Advertisement

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Artifact Overview

Automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Print advertisements from the 1950s for Cadillac cars were not only marketing extravagant vehicles of unrestrained design, they were selling a way of life and social status, luxury and elegance, and sophistication and power.

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Date Made

1956

Subject Date

27 August 1956

Creator Notes

Made for the Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors Corporation

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.303.1042

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.25 in