Young Henry Ford, circa 1876, with Waterwheel, by Irving R. Bacon, 1935
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford had his favorite artist Irving Bacon paint several scenes Henry remembered from his childhood. This painting depicts a dam and a waterwheel Henry and a group of friends installed in a small stream. Behind them is the Miller School building, which a grown up Henry had replicated at Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Oil painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1935
Subject Date
circa 1876
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.28.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Technique
Oil Painting (Technique)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 30 in
Width: 26 in
Height: 34 in (Frame)
Width: 30 in (Frame)
Depth: 1.75 in (Frame)
Inscriptions
Painted in black on left corner: IRVING R. BACON / COPYRIGHTED / 1935
Taped to frame upper right corner verso: M10300
Small paper sticker on edge of frame lower right side: 1657-6
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