Irving Bacon Painting Depicting Scotch Settlement School in Winter, circa 1870
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Irving Bacon, the painter of this scene, was Henry Ford's staff artist and illustrator from 1913 until he retired in 1948. Among his assignments were paintings of scenes that interested Ford, including this one depicting the one-room school Ford had attended as a boy.
Irving Bacon, the painter of this scene, was Henry Ford's staff artist and illustrator from 1913 until he retired in 1948. Among his assignments were paintings of scenes that interested Ford, including this one depicting the one-room school Ford had attended as a boy.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1870
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.25800
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.75 in
Width: 7.5 in
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