Diagram Identifying People Shown in Irving R. Bacon's Light's Golden Jubilee and Edison Institute Dedication Mural
THF145092 / Diagram Identifying People Shown in Irving R. Bacon's Light's Golden Jubilee and Edison Institute Dedication Mural
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford planned the dedication of his museum complex to coincide with the 50th anniversary in October 1929 of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Surprisingly, there were no photographs taken of the Light's Golden Jubilee banquet, so, in the mid-1930s, Ford asked his staff artist, Irving Bacon, to capture the event in a panoramic painting. This key identifies those portrayed in the painting.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1945
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.A.10237
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
on front:
AMERICA'S TRIBUTE TO THOMAS ALVA EDISON BY LEADERS OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART, ON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS INVENTION OF THE INCANDESCENT LAMP / GREENFIELD VILLAGE, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, OCTOBER 21, 1929
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Henry Ford planned the dedication of his museum complex to coincide with the 50th anniversary in October 1929 of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Surprisingly, there were no photographs taken of the Light's Golden Jubilee banquet so, in the mid-1930s, Ford asked his staff artist, Irving Bacon, to capture the event in this panoramic painting, which took over a decade to complete.
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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.