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Henry Ford as a Small Child Being Shown a Bird's Nest by his Family, by Irving Bacon, 1936
Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-19621936
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Henry Ford, a four year-old boy in his mother's arms, looks on as his parents show him and his brother, John, a sparrow's nest in a fallen tree. It was Ford's earliest memory, and he had the scene recreated in this painting by favorite artist Irving Bacon.
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- Title: Henry Ford as a Small Child Being Shown a Bird's Nest by his Family, by Irving Bacon, 1936
- Creator: Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962
- Date: 1861/1871
- Date Created: 1936
- Location: United States, Michigan, Dearborn
- Subject Keywords: Ford, Mary Litogot, 1839-1876, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Ford, John, 1865-1927, Ford, William, 1826-1905, Ford Home (Dearborn, Mich.), Farms, Families, Children, Original sites, Oil paintings (Visual works), Paintings (Visual works)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Oil painting (Visual work)
- Object ID: 00.28.17
- Image ID: THF119901
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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