Miller School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945

THF716542 / Miller School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945

Artifact Overview

Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1945

Creators

Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Reuben), 1875-1962

Collection Title

Edison Institute Advertising Drawings

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.174.39

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
illustration board

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13.5 in
Width: 15.25 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Drawings (Visual works) Exterior views Open-air museums Schools (Buildings) Replicas Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Miller School (Dearborn, Mich.)

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