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- "One-Room School of 1861" - Michigan Bell Telephone Company commissioned Michigan-born artist Robert Thom (1915-1979) to illustrate scenes depicting Michigan's history. The paintings were later reproduced and sold as prints. Thom and a photographer visited the Edison Institute Schools in Greenfield Village to snap pictures of a teacher and students. From these photos, Thom recreated an idealized scene for this print, "One-Room School of 1861."
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"One-Room School of 1861"
Michigan Bell Telephone Company commissioned Michigan-born artist Robert Thom (1915-1979) to illustrate scenes depicting Michigan's history. The paintings were later reproduced and sold as prints. Thom and a photographer visited the Edison Institute Schools in Greenfield Village to snap pictures of a teacher and students. From these photos, Thom recreated an idealized scene for this print, "One-Room School of 1861."