Portrait of George Washington Carver, 1942
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Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph was taken as a reference for the portrait; Carver sits outside of the Carver Cabin in Greenfield Village and looks solemnly at the camera.
Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph was taken as a reference for the portrait; Carver sits outside of the Carver Cabin in Greenfield Village and looks solemnly at the camera.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1942
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1657.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.188 in
Inscriptions
verso: 70528
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