Print Showing Norman Rockwell's "Henry Ford as a Boy"
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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. In this image, the young Henry Ford shows a skeptical village blacksmith his concept for an automobile.
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. In this image, the young Henry Ford shows a skeptical village blacksmith his concept for an automobile.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1978
Subject Date
1873
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
78.300.1389.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 19.688 in
Width: 19.563 in
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