Samuel F. B. Morse Self-Portrait
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He painted this self-portrait as a twentyyear-old art student in London. After returning to the United States in 1815, Morse supported himself as a portraitist while struggling to attract an audience for his history paintings. He was particularly disappointed not to receive a government commission to create artwork for the U.S. Capitol rotunda. Morse\u00e2\u0080\u0099s failure to secure government patronage might have resulted, in part, from his nativist, anti-Catholic, and anti-abolitionist politics."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Morse had first studied electricity as a student at Yale College (1805\u00e2\u0080\u009310). In 1832, he conceived of a device to send coded messages via electric wire. Although others had devised electric telegraphs, Morse\u00e2\u0080\u0099s machine achieved international success for its efficient design. The telegraph and development of Morse Code brought him fame and fortune while marking a significant advance in long-distance communications technology."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Charlestown, Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Aunque m\u00c3\u00a1s conocido por desarrollar el tel\u00c3\u00a9grafo electromagn\u00c3\u00a9tico, Samuel Morse fue artista en sus comienzos. Pint\u00c3\u00b3 este autorretrato a los 20 a\u00c3\u00b1os de edad, cuando estudiaba arte en Londres. Tras su regreso a EE.UU. en 1815, se gan\u00c3\u00b3 la vida como retratista mientras intentaba interesar al p\u00c3\u00bablico en sus pinturas hist\u00c3\u00b3ricas. Lo decepcion\u00c3\u00b3 especialmente que el gobierno no le encargara ninguna obra para la rotonda del Capitolio. Es posible que esta falta de auspicio se debiera en parte a las ideas nativistas, anticat\u00c3\u00b3licas y antiabolicionistas de Morse."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Morse hab\u00c3\u00ada estudiado la electricidad por primera vez en Yale College (1805\u00e2\u0080\u009310). En 1832 concibi\u00c3\u00b3 un aparato para enviar mensajes en c\u00c3\u00b3digo a trav\u00c3\u00a9s de un cable el\u00c3\u00a9ctrico. Aunque otros hab\u00c3\u00adan ideado tel\u00c3\u00a9grafos el\u00c3\u00a9ctricos, la m\u00c3\u00a1quina de Morse tuvo \u00c3\u00a9xito internacional por su dise\u00c3\u00b1o eficiente. El tel\u00c3\u00a9grafo y el desarrollo del c\u00c3\u00b3digo Morse le trajeron fama y fortuna, a la vez que marcaron avances significativos en la tecnolog\u00c3\u00ada de la comunicaci\u00c3\u00b3n a larga distancia."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Mrs. Allen W. 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