The Wonders of Radio
Artist
Norman Rockwell
(American, 1894–1978)
Date1922
Mediumoil on canvas board
Dimensionssight: 66 x 61 cm (26 x 24 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Sherburne and Penelope Rockwell
Object number2002.526
Label TextRockwell specialized in narrative game scenes, his main work being magazine illustration. In this painting, created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post (March 22, 1922), Rockwell captures the excitement of the introduction of radio technology to American households. The elderly couple depicted delight in listening to opera music transmitted through the airwaves.On View
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