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- Artist
- James Henry Moser, 1854 - 1913
- Sitter
- Elias Howe, 9 Jul 1819 - 3 Oct 1867
- Alexander Graham Bell, 3 Mar 1847 - 2 Aug 1922
- Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931
- Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
- Cyrus Hall McCormick, 15 Feb 1809 - 13 May 1884
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
- Date
- 1898
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pencil, pen, and black ink with grey watercolor and white heightening on white paper
- Dimensions
- 14.9 x 23cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/16")
- Topic
- Architecture\Building
- Artwork\Sculpture\Statue
- Thomas Alva Edison: Male
- Thomas Alva Edison: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Thomas Alva Edison: Congressional Gold Medal
- Elias Howe: Male
- Elias Howe: Science and Technology\Inventor\Sewing machine
- Elias Howe: Crafts and Trades\Machinist
- Alexander Graham Bell: Male
- Alexander Graham Bell: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Alexander Graham Bell: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Alexander Graham Bell: Science and Technology\Inventor\Telephone
- Benjamin Franklin: Male
- Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer
- Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
- Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
- Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
- Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist
- Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat
- Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer
- Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Male
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\President
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Male
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Art instructor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor\Telegraph
- Portrait
- Credit Line
- Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Object number
- 1954.125.53 CHNDM
- Data Source
- Catalog of American Portraits
