Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 136
fess allegiance to the academy, but Morseprotested, and thanks to his advice, on January SAMUEL F. B. MORSE 121 18, 1826, a new art association was organizedunder the name of the National Academy ofDesign. Morse was its first president, and forsixteen years he was annually elected to thatoffice.… … Under Side of a Modern Switchboard, showing 2,000 Wires. pion of the new society, was waged until victorywas conceded to the reformers. Thus Morseinaugurated a new era in the history of the finearts in this country. He wrote, talked, lecturedincessantly for the advancement of art and theAcademy of…
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