Pencil Sketch of George Washington Carver, by Irving Bacon, July 1942
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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. This sketch may be one of Bacon's studies for the painting.
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. This sketch may be one of Bacon's studies for the painting.
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
July 1942
Subject Date
July 1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1657.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tracing paper
Graphite pencil
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 9 in
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