Oil Painting, "Mr. Luther Burbank in His Garden Office" by Irving R. Bacon, 1945
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This painting depicts Luther Burbank, a horticulturalist known for inventing more than 800 plants. Irving Bacon, Henry Ford's favorite artist, apparently based this portrait of Burbank at work in his office on a photograph that Burbank's widow shared with Ford in 1928.
This painting depicts Luther Burbank, a horticulturalist known for inventing more than 800 plants. Irving Bacon, Henry Ford's favorite artist, apparently based this portrait of Burbank at work in his office on a photograph that Burbank's widow shared with Ford in 1928.
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1945
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.28.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 44.75 in (Framed painting)
Width: 34.875 in (Framed painting)
Depth: 1.5 in (Framed painting)
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