View of the Irving Bacon Painting "Young Henry and Clara Ford with Gasoline Engine at Kitchen Sink," 1893
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Artifact Overview
This painting shows Clara Ford acting as her husband's assistant during an early experiment with Henry's first gasoline engine. It happened at the kitchen sink of their home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, on Christmas Eve 1893. The artist, Irving Bacon, made this painting in 1938 based on Henry Ford's verbal reminiscence about this pivotal career event.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1893
Creator Notes
Original painting by artist Irving R. Bacon, photographed by Ford Motor Company Photographic Department.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.71441
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: 8.25 in
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