Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and A.W. Robertson regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936

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Artifact Overview

In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat. Mr. A.W. Roberson, chairman at Westinghouse, sat at the head table. After Robertson responded, artist Irving Bacon requested an "exact side view" image of Mr. Robertson.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Correspondence

Date Made

02 July 1936 - 17 December 1937

Subject Date

21 October 1929

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1657.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in