Irving Bacon Drawing of Young Henry Ford's Workbench in His Family's Home (Now Ford Home in Greenfield Village)

THF131454 / Irving Bacon Drawing of Young Henry Ford's Workbench in His Family's Home (Now Ford Home in Greenfield Village)

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

circa 1935

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

EI.186.15

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Drawings (Visual works) Farms Farmhouses Workbenches Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford Home (Dearborn, Mich.)

Artifact
Ford Home
Henry Ford was born in this farmhouse on July 30, 1863. The house stood near the corner of present-day Ford and Greenfield Roads in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford grew up in the house and moved out at age 16 to find work in Detroit. He restored the farmhouse in 1919 and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1944.
Artifact
Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, Repairing Watches, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935
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.