Charles Wilson Peale
from more than two years of study in London, schooled in the art of portraiture and in command of the artistic versatility that was to characterize his career. He introduced his children and his brother to the art of painting, and they, in turn, passed the heritage to succeeding generations. "For a full century the Peale artists contributed their talents to the development of American art and ideas. Through thousands of works of art as well as through art institutions, scientific explorations and publications, and educational activities, the Peales sought to persuade Americans of the value of cultural and intellectual enterprises for the continued success of the country's republican experiment."1 Charles Willson Peale was the eldest of all of his siblings. Peale born in 1741, labored as craftsman until 1762, when he discovered the art of portraiture. After receiving brief instruction from portraitists John Hesselius and John Singleton Copley in the colonies, Peale traveled abroad in 1766 to study in the London studio of American artist Benjamin West. "Returning home thoroughly conversant with the major elements of the British portrait tradition and the classical theory that dominated 18th-century Bri
Encyclopedia Of The North American Colonies. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/exhibitions/peale/index.html., "The Peale Family" model for similar institutions in other American cities. "Rubens later established the emerging republic--became the basis of the Gallery of Illustrious Personages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 De La Croix Gardner's Art Through The Ages Sixth , p. 75 Convinced by his study of 18th-century aesthetics that art, as the symbols to celebrate family as well as to narrate political ideals and personal Upon his return from London in 1769, Charles Willson Peale was sought tish art, he taught painting to his
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