"Franklin Acting as His Own Porter When in Business," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903
THF289374 / "Franklin Acting as His Own Porter When in Business," Drawing for Magic Lantern Slide, 1902-1903
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Artifact Overview
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, part of Beale's "Life of Benjamin Franklin" set, depicts Franklin delivering goods to his printshop.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
1902-1903
Creators
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.932.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Tempera
Technique
Grisaille
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 14.25 in
Width: 14.25 in
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articleJoseph Boggs Beale: Lantern Slide Artist
Joseph Boggs Beale produced more than 2,000 illustrations used to create slides for magic lantern shows from the 1880s until about 1920, demonstrating a high level of cinematic quality for screen-projected images at a time before motion pictures.