View of George Washington Carver's Hands Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942
THF700792 / View of George Washington Carver's Hands Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph, used as a reference for Bacon to complete the portrait, shows Carver's hands. In Bacon's finished painting, Carver holds a milkweed pod and a peanut.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 August 1942
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.188.70532
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint this portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. Carver, who loved plants, the soil, and farmers, is pictured in a meadow. He is wearing his customary old suit with boutonniere and is holding a milkweed pod and a peanut.