Artist Irving Bacon at the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Artist Irving Bacon met Henry Ford in 1898 while working as an illustrator for Detroit newspapers. Ford appreciated Bacon's work. In 1915 after Bacon returned from studying art in Europe he joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company. Over the next thirty years, Bacon illustrated articles for company publications, worked on films and other projects, created portraiture, and painted scenes depicting Ford's life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.8579
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: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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