Charles Willson Peale Art and Selfhood in the Early Republic |
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| Author:
| Ward, David C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4223-6629-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Son of a convicted felon whose early death left the family impoverished, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) went on to lead a full & successful life. A portrait painter who produced an unparalleled body of work, incl. the iconic ¿Artist in His Museum,¿ Peale was also a revolutionary soldier, radical activist, impresario of moving pictures, natural historian, inventor, & proprietor of one of the first modern museums. In addition, his autobiography is one of the first examples of the...
More DescriptionSon of a convicted felon whose early death left the family impoverished, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) went on to lead a full & successful life. A portrait painter who produced an unparalleled body of work, incl. the iconic ¿Artist in His Museum,¿ Peale was also a revolutionary soldier, radical activist, impresario of moving pictures, natural historian, inventor, & proprietor of one of the first modern museums. In addition, his autobiography is one of the first examples of the genre in the U.S. This volume is the first critical biography of Peale. It links the artist¿s autobiography to his painting, illuminating the man, his art, & his times. Peale emerges for the first time as a figure who embodied that particularly American phenomenon: the self-made man. Illus.