Painting the Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet
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On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration for Light's Golden Jubilee. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp and served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute of Technology (Ford's village and museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan). It culminated in an elegant banquet. Years later, Ford asked his staff artist, Irving Bacon, to capture the banquet in a panoramic painting.
Light's Golden Jubilee and Dedication of Edison Institute by Irving Bacon, Painted 1945
Oil painting (Visual work)
