Real Television
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lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 354 x 451 mm Sheet: 408 x 508 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1378
Art Historical Context
**Real Television** (1958) is a compelling lithograph by Charles Michael Daugherty, measuring 354 x 451 mm (image) on a 408 x 508 mm sheet. Part of the National Gallery of's Department CG-W and generously gifted from the Reba Dave Williams Collection, this exemplifies mid-20th-century graphic artistry. Created at the height of television's explosive rise in post-World War II America, the title *Real Television* evokes the era's cultural shift, when TV sets became household staples, blending entertainment, news, and advertising into everyday life. Daugherty's work likely reflects this transfor...