Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, Repairing Watches, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935

THF101448 / Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, Repairing Watches, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford had his favorite artist Irving Bacon paint several scenes Henry remembered from his childhood. This painting depicts a young Henry working on watches at a small bench set up in his bedroom.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Oil painting (Visual work)

Date Made

1935

Subject Date

circa 1876

Creators

Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Reuben), 1875-1962

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.28.30

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas

Technique

Oil painting (Technique)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 27 in
Width: 21.75 in
Height: 31.125 in (Frame )
Width: 26 in (Frame )
Depth: 2 in (Frame)

Inscriptions

Painted in red on lower left canvas: IRVING R. BACON / COPYRIGHT- 1935

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Oil paintings (Visual works) Paintings (Visual works) Watches Original sites Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford Home (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Aerial View of Ford Home, Original Site, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1931

Set

Henry Ford: Youth

19 Artifacts

Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.