On View
Not on viewObject number1995/6.34
The Interior
Artist
Paul Lewis Clemens
(American, 1911-1992)
Date1943
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 18 × 15 in. (45.7 × 38.1 cm)
frame: 26 1/8 × 23 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (66.4 × 58.7 × 6.4 cm)
frame: 26 1/8 × 23 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (66.4 × 58.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Upjohn Company
Exhibition History"American Realism: Visions of America 1900-1950," Muskegon Museum of Art (May 11 - August 27, 2023); Flint Institute of Arts (September 9 - December 30, 2023); KIA (January 21 - April 14, 2024).Label TextDoes the woman in this painting look ill or uncomfortable to you? She must have appeared that way to staff at The Upjohn Company, who selected this work to appear in an advertisement.
The Interior was one of many non-commissioned paintings purchased by The Upjohn Company, which manufactured prescription drugs in Kalamazoo. In an advertising campaign (1945-1949), the company used works of art to illustrate particular health messages and developments in the field of medicine. These ads appeared in such popular publications as The Saturday Evening Post, TIME, and LIFE magazines.
