Portrait of Artist Irving Bacon, 1950-1952
THF96855 / Portrait of Artist Irving Bacon, 1950-1952
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Artifact Overview
Artist Irving Bacon met Henry Ford in 1898 while working as an illustrator for Detroit newspapers. Ford appreciated Bacon's work. In 1915 after Bacon returned from studying art in Europe he joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company. Over the next thirty years, Bacon illustrated articles for company publications, worked on films and other projects, created portraiture, and painted scenes depicting Ford's life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1950-1952
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.19423
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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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.