[Art]: Morse, Samuel F.B.:

$400 · Offered by William Reese Company

ACADEMIES OF ARTS. A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED ON THURSDAY, MAY 3... IN THE CHAPEL OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, BEFORE THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, ON ITS FIRST ... "[Morse] was the leading spirit among the founders of the National Academy of Design and as its first president, 1826-42, made it an active and even aggressive institution. He organized efficient classes for instruction and waged a pamphlet war against the rival American Academy of Fine Arts, which he denounced as exclusive and moribund" - DAB. Includes a list of the officers, artists, and honorary members associated with the Academy. Scarce.

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