Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and A.W. Robertson regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936
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In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat. Mr. A.W. Roberson, chairman at Westinghouse, sat at the head table. After Robertson responded, artist Irving Bacon requested an "exact side view" image of Mr. Robertson.
In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat. Mr. A.W. Roberson, chairman at Westinghouse, sat at the head table. After Robertson responded, artist Irving Bacon requested an "exact side view" image of Mr. Robertson.
Artifact
Correspondence
Date Made
02 July 1936 - 17 December 1937
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Reuben), 1875-1962
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Liebold, Ernest G. (Ernest Gustav), 1884-1956
Robertson, Andrew W. (Andrew Wells), 1880-1965
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1657.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
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