Edsel B. Ford

Date1932

Object PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States, North America

MediumOil on canvas, mounted on masonite

Dimensions49 1/4 × 38 1/2 inches (125.1 × 97.79 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineBequest of Eleanor Clay Ford

Object number77.5

DescriptionStanding half length fully frontal portrait of Edsel B. Ford with hands on drafting table in immediate foreground. A French curve, triangle and pencil are on the table and Ford holds a compass in his left hand. He wears a creamy- gray coat with a blue tie and shirt. Surrounding him in the background are three standing blackboards, the rear one with a rendition of the 1932 Ford Coupe.

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