![blue with black trim; [Model #517]](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/8373.jpg "\"Sparton\" radio, Walter Dorwin Teague; Manufacturer: Sparks-Withington Company (now Sparton)")
"Sparton" radio, 1936
Mirrored glass, wood, chromium steel, electrical componentsexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.31
Not on Viewexpand_more
By the middle of the 1930s, radios had become fixtures in two-thirds of American households, bringing news of contemporary events, music and entertainment of all kinds to 85% of the population. This radio was the first of a series of blue-mirrored glass models introduced in the middle of the 1930s by the Sparks-Withington company under the brand name Sparton, a conflation of the company’s name suggestive of rockets, space exploration, and Martians.
Details
- Title
- "Sparton" radio
- Artist Life
- 1883–1960
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.31
- Curator Approved
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