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

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