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Samuel F. B. Morse

Byron M. Pickett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black-and-white photograph of a sculpture. The sculpture depicts a man with a receding hairline. His hair on the sides of his head curls under. He has a bushy beard that covers his chin. He wears rectangular glasses. He wears a draped garment. The garment has a clasp near the top and a textured shoulder piece. The sculpture sits on a block base. The name "MORSE" is on a plate on the front of the base. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
505 × 625 px
Museum record:
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