George Bancroft
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Bancroft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s writings earned him favor with Jacksonian democrats and propelled his rise to prominence within the Democratic Party. Appointed secretary of the navy by President James K. Polk in 1845, Bancroft was chosen by Polk a year later to serve as United States minister to the Court of St. James\u00e2\u0080\u0099s in London."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Englishman John Jabez Edwin Mayall learned and practiced the daguerreotype process in Philadelphia before opening his \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Daguerreotype Institution\u00e2\u0080\u009d in London in 1846. Mayall became one of Victorian England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most prominent cameramen, creating daguerreotypes that were distinctly British in their poses and delicate use of hand-applied, full-color tinting. It was, however, his use of superior American processing techniques that enabled him to produce plates of exceptional quality. George Bancroft visited Mayall\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fashionable studio and posed for this daguerreotype shortly after assuming his diplomatic post in the British capital."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Worcester, Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Publicada entre 1834 y 1874, la historia de Estados Unidos escrita por George Bancroft estableci\u00c3\u00b3 a su autor como el indiscutible \u00e2\u0080\u009cpadre de la historia norteamericana\u00e2\u0080\u009d. El tono celebratorio de su narrativa \u00c3\u00a9pica refleja su fe inquebrantable en los ideales democr\u00c3\u00a1ticos del pa\u00c3\u00ads y su convicci\u00c3\u00b3n de que la labor del historiador debe tener un elevado fin moral. Los escritos de Bancroft le ganaron el favor de los dem\u00c3\u00b3cratas jacksonianos e impulsaron su ascenso dentro del Partido Dem\u00c3\u00b3crata. En 1845 el presidente James K. Polk lo nombr\u00c3\u00b3 secretario de la marina, y un a\u00c3\u00b1o despu\u00c3\u00a9s lo envi\u00c3\u00b3 como ministro de Estados Unidos a la Corte de Saint James en Londres."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "El ingl\u00c3\u00a9s John Jabez Edwin Mayall aprendi\u00c3\u00b3 y ejerci\u00c3\u00b3 la daguerrotipia en Philadelphia antes de abrir su \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Daguerreotype Institution\u00e2\u0080\u009d en Londres en 1846. Mayall se convirti\u00c3\u00b3 en uno de los m\u00c3\u00a1s prominentes operadores de c\u00c3\u00a1mara en la Inglaterra victoriana, creando daguerrotipos de car\u00c3\u00a1cter distintivamente brit\u00c3\u00a1nico, tanto en sus poses como en la delicada aplicaci\u00c3\u00b3n manual de los colores. Pero lo que le permiti\u00c3\u00b3 producir placas de calidad excepcional fueron las t\u00c3\u00a9cnicas de procesamiento norteamericanas, que eran superiores. 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