Jeffersonian delights of a garden at season's end Sep 24, 2007
My hero, Jefferson, got it right when he wrote to his friend Charles Willson Peale in 1811: "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. Such a variety of subjects, some one always coming to perfection, the failure of one thing repaired by the success of another, and instead of one harvest a continued one through the year." Right, as always. Jefferson was such a lovely, serene and exquisite man. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
North Carolina town is the home of Pepsi Feb 15, 2007
Paintings by such renowned 18th-century artists as Thomas Gainsborough and Charles Willson Peale hang on its walls. Portraits of British monarchs decorate the home, along with 18th-century maps, collections of English and American silverware and bird and botanical prints. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
"A Son and his Adoptive Father" Feb 3, 2007
Lafayette by Charles Willson Peale, commissioned by Washington in 1779. Courtesy of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Falling In love with Thomas Jefferson all over again Oct 22, 2006
At the time there was no national museum to house these treasures, so Jefferson gave the majority of them to his friend Charles Willson Peale of Philadelphia. Most of the artifacts perished in the 200 years following the return of Lewis and Clark. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Self/Image: Portraiture from Copley to Close Sep 4, 2006
Artists represented include Jeremiah Theus, Joseph Blackburn, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, Charles Willson Peale, Chuck Close, and Nam June Paik. This exhibition will also feature special educational components geared towards children, including an activity space and descriptive labels. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Exploring the American story If you go Aug 19, 2006
George Washington, painted by Charles Willson Peale, feared bioterrorism by the British during the American Revolution when a smallpox epidemic broke out. SPIDER MARTIN/THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
D.C. jewel re-emerges Jun 23, 2006
The American Art collection, founded in 1829 as the first art collection of the government, naturally includes Old Masters such as John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale and Gilbert Stuart. But young masters, some of whom are still alive and working, are there too, including William Wegman, William Christenberry, Jennifer Bartlett, Sean Scully and David Hockney. (USA Today -- Life)
'Cabinets of Curiosities' expands upon antique traditions May 10, 2006
Charles Willson Peale, one of early America's most important artists, is also remembered for the museum of art and natural history that he established in 1786 in Philadelphia. Such institutions, continuing to our own marvel-filled Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, are indebted to the historic tradition of the curiosity cabinet for inspiration. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
President portrait fetches 11.9m Jan 23, 2006
A portrait of US President George Washington by Charles Willson Peale has fetched $21. 2m (11. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Washington portrait expected to fetch $10M Jan 18, 2006
Charles Willson Peales painting of the first U.S. president is dated 1779. A worker uses a ladder to work near a full length portrait of former U.S. President George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale, at Christie's auction house Jan. 17 ... NEW YORK - A painting of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, the premier portrait artist of the American Revolutionary period, is expected to sell for $10 million to $15 million when it is auctioned at Christies on Saturday, the auction house... (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
George Washington portrait set for NY auction Jan 18, 2006
The original 1779 painting by Charles Willson Peale is expected to fetch between $10 million and $15 million, the auctioneer said in a statement. The canvas stands at over 8 feet high and depicts a portly and rosy-cheeked Washington as Commander of the Continental Army at Princeton, New Jersey. (Reuters)
Antiques | Dealers searching for the best can take cue from a candlebox Jan 15, 2006
" Blair turned from collecting English furniture to Americana in 1916, when the getting really was good. And she got it all: a Charles Willson Peale portrait of Gen. George Washington at Princeton marked "Philadelphia 1779" (auction estimate: $10 million to $15 million); a painted-decorated William and Mary chest from Taunton, Mass., dated 1729 (the cover lot, estimated at $500,000 to $800,000); and the Wistar Family pair of Chippendale mahogany side chairs attributed to Philadelphia's John... (Philly.com -- Home Design)
