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Thomas Alva Edison Statue, 1949
James Earle Fraser1949
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
In 1930 Henry Ford commissioned this larger-than-life statue of his friend and hero, Thomas Edison. Sculptor James Earle Fraser (1876-1953), renowned for his public statues of prominent individuals, made preparatory sketches from sittings given by Edison just before his death in 1931. Fraser did not complete the statue until 1949 - it has since had several homes at The Henry Ford, and is now prominently located in the heart of the Village.
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- Title: Thomas Alva Edison Statue, 1949
- Creator: Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
- Date Created: 1949
- Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Inventors, Commemorations, Sculpture (Visual work), Statues
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=242647
- Object Name: Statue
- Object ID: 49.8.1
- Image ID: THF1700
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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