Portrait of George Washington Carver, 1944
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Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint this portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. Carver, who loved plants, the soil, and farmers, is pictured in a meadow. He is wearing his customary old suit with boutonniere and is holding out, naturally, a peanut.
Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint this portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. Carver, who loved plants, the soil, and farmers, is pictured in a meadow. He is wearing his customary old suit with boutonniere and is holding out, naturally, a peanut.
Artifact
Portrait
Date Made
1944
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in George Washington Carver Cabin
Object ID
00.28.68
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Dimensions
Height: 46.5 in
Width: 34.75 in
Inscriptions
Lower left: Irving R. Bacon 1944
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