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- Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and A.W. Robertson regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936 - 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.
- October 21, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and A.W. Robertson regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936
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.