Thomas Edison Portrait Made Using an Edison Electric Pen in Greenfield Village, May 11, 1932

THF284808 / Thomas Edison Portrait Made Using an Edison Electric Pen in Greenfield Village, May 11, 1932 / page1

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Reprographic copy

Date Made

11 May 1932

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Created in Greenfleld Village, Dearborn, Michigan. Autographed by Jackie Cooper.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

32.1625.1

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Ink

Technique

Printing (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.375 in
Width: 8.375 in

Inscriptions

on drawing: Much appreciation for your kindness / Jackie Cooper on accompanying note: printed with the Edison Electric pen press 5/11/32

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Drawings (Visual works) Mimeograph copies Notes Portraits Reprographic copies Signatures (Names) Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Menlo Park Laboratory (Dearborn, Mich.)

Artifact
Jackie Cooper Visits Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, May 11, 1932
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. In 1932, child actor Jackie Cooper stopped at the Menlo Park Laboratory and created an electric pen image of Thomas Edison.