Isaac Merrit Singer
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Although not the first (Elias Howe introduced a design in 1846), Singer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s machine was more reliable and could sew nine hundred stitches per minute, whereas Howe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s model only sewed 250. Within two years, it was hailed as \u00e2\u0080\u009cone of the most efficient labor-saving devices ever introduced to public notice.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Aiming the product at women and putting it within reach of a wide range of buyers, Singer and his business partner Edward Clark established an international commercial empire."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Singer commissioned this portrait while living in Paris, after scandals about his private life forced him to relocate to Europe. U.S. artist Edward Harrison May painted him in clothing that reflects his wealth and notorious extravagance."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Pittstown, Nueva York"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Actor convertido en inventor, Isaac Singer democratiz\u00c3\u00b3 la producci\u00c3\u00b3n de ropa con la m\u00c3\u00a1quina de coser que patent\u00c3\u00b3 en 1851. Aunque no fue la primera (Elias Howe introdujo un dise\u00c3\u00b1o en 1846), la m\u00c3\u00a1quina de Singer era m\u00c3\u00a1s confiable y hac\u00c3\u00ada 900 puntadas por minuto, mientras que el modelo de Howe solo hac\u00c3\u00ada 250. Al cabo de dos a\u00c3\u00b1os fue aclamada como \u00e2\u0080\u009cuno de los aparatos m\u00c3\u00a1s eficientes que se hayan presentado ante el p\u00c3\u00bablico\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Dirigiendo la promoci\u00c3\u00b3n del producto a las mujeres y haci\u00c3\u00a9ndolo accesible para una amplia gama de compradores, Singer y su socio Edward Clark crearon un imperio internacional."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Singer encarg\u00c3\u00b3 este retrato mientras viv\u00c3\u00ada en Par\u00c3\u00ads, luego de que los esc\u00c3\u00a1ndalos de su vida privada lo obligaran a radicarse en Europa. El artista estadounidense Edward Harrison May lo pint\u00c3\u00b3 con ropas que reflejan su riqueza y su famosa extravagancia."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Singer Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey; gift 1975"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Singer Company"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Edward Harrison May, 1824 - 1887"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Isaac Merrit Singer, 27 Oct 1811 - 23 Jul 1875"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Home Furnishings\\Furniture\\Table"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Jewelry\\Chain"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Jewelry\\Chain"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Personal Attribute\\Facial Hair\\Beard"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Isaac Merrit Singer: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Isaac Merrit Singer: Business and Finance\\Businessperson\\Industrialist\\Manufacturer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Isaac Merrit Singer: Science and Technology\\Inventor\\Sewing machine"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Oil on canvas"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Stretcher: 130.8 x 98.7 x 3.2cm (51 1/2 x 38 7/8 x 1 1/4\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Frame: 144.8 x 112.4 x 6.7cm (57 x 44 1/4 x 2 5/8\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.75.37", "hash": "b21d982ee24034fe6d50611458b041de2ebfd6ae", "docSignature": "9324f5f8019df6b2913e302351791775", "timestamp": 1658327600, "lastTimeUpdated": 1656751829, "title": "Isaac Merrit Singer"}