Title

Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation advertisement; "Victory"

Description

10" x 14" Color painting interpreting Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5"

Abstract

Farnsworth Radio & Television Corporation manufactured phonograph and radio consoles under the Capehart brand. The advertisement reminds the consumer that Capehart products are "a supreme interpreter of the world's great music."
Note that the opening theme of the Symphony, "the knock of fate upon the door", is the V for Victory motif adopted by the Allies during WWII.

Pg. 72

Creator

Lamotte, Bernard, 1903-1983

Publisher

Time, Inc.

Subject

Lamotte, Bernard, 1903-1983

Bernard Lamotte (1903 – 1983) was a Paris-born artist, illustrator, painter and muralist. He attended  Ecole des Beaux Artsat the  Sorbonne and studied under Bernand Corman and Lucien Simon(1861–1945). From 1932 to 1935, Lamotte traveled to Paris, Tahiti and New York. In 1935 at the age of 32, he moved to New York City to pursue his art. Lamotte’s travels inspired his works, as demonstrated by his cityscapes of Paris, New York, and Tahiti. Lamotte beautifully captured modern day Parisian city life and street scenes Lamotte’s style is reminiscent of other artists of the School of Paris, modern with a flair for the romantic. His technique gives his oil paintings a look and texture of a watercolor.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lamotte

Illustrators

Morale

World War II

World War II Ads

WWII Ads- 1942

Date

1942-05-25

Source

Life (Chicago, Ill.)