Charles Tyson Yerkes
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In 1892, Yerkes contributed some of his fortune to the University of Chicago to build the Yerkes Observatory. It included what was then the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest refracting telescope\u00e2\u0080\u0094one of the principal attractions of the 1893 World\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Columbian Exposition in Chicago."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Yerkes helped underwrite the exposition and served on its fine arts committee. He also loaned several works of art, including twelve paintings by his favorite contemporary artist, the Belgian painter Jan Van Beers. This portrait, a gift from the artist to his faithful patron, was one of the works on display. In 1895, Yerkes erected a lavish mansion in New York City to house his large collection of European paintings and sculptures."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Filadelfia, Pensilvania"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Mediante pr\u00c3\u00a1cticas astutas y a menudo inescrupulosas, el financiero y emprendedor Charles Yerkes estableci\u00c3\u00b3 l\u00c3\u00adneas de tranv\u00c3\u00ada en Chicago a fines de la d\u00c3\u00a9cada de 1880 y dirigi\u00c3\u00b3 el equipo que construy\u00c3\u00b3 el subterr\u00c3\u00a1neo de Londres a principios del siglo XX. En 1892 don\u00c3\u00b3 parte de su fortuna a la Universidad de Chicago para la construcci\u00c3\u00b3n del Observatorio Yerkes, hogar del que entonces era el telescopio refractor m\u00c3\u00a1s grande del mundo. Esta fue una de las atracciones principales de la Exposici\u00c3\u00b3n Mundial Colombina de 1893 en Chicago."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Yerkes ayud\u00c3\u00b3 a financiar la exposici\u00c3\u00b3n y particip\u00c3\u00b3 en el comit\u00c3\u00a9 de bellas artes. Tambi\u00c3\u00a9n prest\u00c3\u00b3 varias obras de arte, incluidas 12 pinturas de su artista contempor\u00c3\u00a1neo favorito, el belga Jan van Beers, entre ellas este retrato, regalo del artista a su fiel mecenas. En 1895 Yerkes construy\u00c3\u00b3 una suntuosa mansi\u00c3\u00b3n en Nueva York para albergar su vasta colecci\u00c3\u00b3n de pinturas y esculturas europeas."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Mrs. Edith R. 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