Charles Willson Peale /
"Beyond conveying the warmth and charm of Peale's life, Mr. Sellers biography provides the most complete record available of the artist's achievements and of the Peale family. The many pictures that the author gathered for this volume illustrate Peale's scientific and patriotic e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Charles Scribner's Sons,
[1969]
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| Summary: | "Beyond conveying the warmth and charm of Peale's life, Mr. Sellers biography provides the most complete record available of the artist's achievements and of the Peale family. The many pictures that the author gathered for this volume illustrate Peale's scientific and patriotic endeavors as well as his artistic ventures- many illustrations are reproduced here for the first time". -- from book jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's Charles Willson Peale, published in 1947 as v. 23, pts. 1-2 of the Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 510 pages, color plates : illustrations, facsimiles (music), portraits ; 29 cm |
| Awards: | Bancroft Prize, 1970. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |