Samuel Morse
(1791–1872) amerikansk målare och uppfinnare
Samuel Morse (USA, 1791–1872) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a photographer. By year of birth, Samuel Morse belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Samuel Morse was born in Charlestown and died in Manhattan. Samuel Morse trained at Yale University, Royal Academy of Arts, and Phillips Academy. Samuel Morse worked in France, Italy, London, and Boston. Samuel Morse became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and National Inventors Hall of Fame.
One of the best-known works is ‘Morse code’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting, landscape painting, and history painting. The catalogue has 55 works by Samuel Morse with free images. The dated works span the years 1808–1836. Works by Samuel Morse are held by several collections, among them Yale University Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and New York Historical.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Sarah Goodridge, William Strickland, Pyotr Sokolov, N. A. Bestuzhev, and Károly Markó.