Pencil Sketch of George Washington Carver, by Irving Bacon, July 1942

Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-19621942-07

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint this portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This sketch may be one of Bacon's studies for the painting.

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Title: Pencil Sketch of George Washington Carver, by Irving Bacon, July 1942
Creator: Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962
Date Created: 1942-07
Subject Keywords: Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Drawings (Visual works), Sketches, Portraits
Type: Documents
Contributor: The Henry Ford
Original Source: Digital Collections
Object Name: Drawing (Visual work)
Object ID: 84.1.1657.4
Image ID: THF213607

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