Henry and Clara Ford in 1893 with Kitchen Sink Gasoline Engine
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This painting shows Clara Ford acting as her husband's assistant during an early experiment with Henry's first gasoline engine. It happened at the kitchen sink of their home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, on Christmas Eve 1893. The artist, Irving Bacon, made this painting in 1938 based on Henry Ford's verbal reminiscence about this pivotal career event.
This painting shows Clara Ford acting as her husband's assistant during an early experiment with Henry's first gasoline engine. It happened at the kitchen sink of their home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, on Christmas Eve 1893. The artist, Irving Bacon, made this painting in 1938 based on Henry Ford's verbal reminiscence about this pivotal career event.
Artifact
Oil painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1938
Subject Date
1893
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.28.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Dimensions
Height: 38 in (Framed )
Width: 30 in (Framed)
Depth: 1.125 in (Frame depth)
Inscriptions
Paper tag on frame, lower right side: 1657-9 Paper tag on upper right corner, verso: M10302
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