Model of Mobile Designed by Malcolm Moran for the Ford Rotunda, circa 1953
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As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned artists to design and install various design elements, including this mobile by sculptor Malcolm Moran, which symbolized progressive research and engineering. The completed mobile hung inside the entrance of the Rotunda.
As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned artists to design and install various design elements, including this mobile by sculptor Malcolm Moran, which symbolized progressive research and engineering. The completed mobile hung inside the entrance of the Rotunda.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
circa 1953
Creators
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
74.300.1182.1.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
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