Oil Painting, "Mr. Luther Burbank in His Garden Office" by Irving R. Bacon, 1945
THF119503 / Oil Painting, "Mr. Luther Burbank in His Garden Office" by Irving R. Bacon, 1945
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Artifact Overview
This painting depicts Luther Burbank, a horticulturalist known for inventing more than 800 plants. Irving Bacon, Henry Ford's favorite artist, apparently based this portrait of Burbank at work in his office on a photograph that Burbank's widow shared with Ford in 1928.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1945
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.28.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 44.75 in (Framed painting)
Width: 34.875 in (Framed painting)
Depth: 1.5 in (Framed painting)
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