Samuel Isham -  Samuel Isham (1855–1914) was an American portrait and figure painter born in New York. He studied at Yale where he was a member of the third editorial board of The Yale Record. After graduating in 1875 he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Opting out of a career in law Isham turned to art studying in Paris at the Académie Julian. He exhibited at both Paris salons and at the larger American exhibitions and became a member of the National Academy in 1906. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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