1943 Ad Farnsworth Television Radio Capehart Phonograph William Gropper Art LF4

This is an original 1943 color print ad for the Capehart Phonograph-Radio from Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This ad features The Shostakovitch Seventh Symphony, painted by William Gropper for the Capehart Collection. William Gropper William Gropper (1897-1977) was a native of New York City, prior to relocating to Great Neck Estates in New York. He was most recognized for his paintings, illustrations, sculptures, printmaking, murals, mosaics and graphic art design, as well as his abstract and cartoonist styles. GropperÕs works primarily centered on American scenes, caricatures, New York City views, social realism, satire, still life, portraits, military and war themes, figures, religion, landscapes, humor, cityscapes, animals and historical subjects. His art has been exhibited at the International Carnegie Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Society of Independe