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| Title: | Powel Crosley, Jr. | |
| Alt. Title: | Mixed media including parts from a variety of Crosley products which date from the 1920's thru the early 1950's. | |
| Creator: | Paik, Nam June (born 1932), Kore | |
| Subject: | Crosley, Powel, Jr., 1886-1961. | |
| Subject: | Mass Media -- United States -- History -- 20th Century. | |
| Description: | The 8 foot tall whimsical robot called "Powel Crowsley, Jr.", commissioned by the Cincinnati Art Museum, pays tribute to a prophet of the mass media age: Powel Crosley, Jr. (1886-1961). It is built entirely of Crosley products including TV cabinets, a steering wheel, hubcaps, a refrigerator door, and radio transmission tubes. The video combines clips from a Channel 48 documentary with images from today's popular culture, reflecting the rapid pace of 20th century society. Crosley was born in Walnut Hills in 1886 and from an early age was an inventor, entrepreneur and a saleman. After stints in advertising, auto-building, and many minor inventions, Crosley discovered the infant technology of radio. Crosley became known as the Henry Ford of radio for bringing radio to the masses by introducing the first build-it-yourself radio kits. However, he realized in order for people to want radios they needed to have something to listen to and thus he fonded WLW, the Cincinnati radio station that was heard as far away as the White House. Crosley also made the first car radio, founded WCET, one of America's first public television stations, and build America's first compact car. | |
| Publisher: | SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries | |
| Contributor: | John J. Emery Endowment and The Edwin & Virginia Irwin Memorial, 1992.14 | |
| Date: | 1992 | |
| Resource: | Digitized image. | |
| Identifier: | rtm000004paint | |
| Source: | Photograph | |
| Rights: | This image and the text therein are the property of: Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary R. Schiff Library, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1596, (513) 721-5204, which retains all right thereto. NO PUBLICATION OR REPRODUCTION,ELECTRONIC OR OTHERWISE, IS ALLOWED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE Cincinnati Art Museum. Contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Department at the above address. | |
| Owner: | Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary R. Schiff Library | |
| Collection: | Painting Collection | |