Portrait of Henry Ford by Carl Bennett Linder, 1926
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Artifact Overview
Carl Bennett Linder was a New York-based painter who specialized in portraits of industrialists. He was a favorite of Mrs. Clara Bryant Ford, who attended his 1925 one-person exhibit at the Knoedler Gallery in Manhattan. Soon after she commissioned him to paint the entire Ford family. Linder painted multiple portraits of Henry and Clara Ford, the last of which is dated 1936.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Portrait
Date Made
1926
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Painted by Carl Bennett Linder
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
51.13.194
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Clara Ford Estate.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Dimensions
Height: 42.625 in (frame)
Width: 33.625 in (frame)
Depth: 3 in (frame)
Height: 35 in (painting)
Width: 26 in (painting)
Depth: 1 in (painting)
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