Posted on Sunday, 27 September 2009

Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827), The Artist in His Museum, 1822, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Peale’s was the first museum in the United States, a curious mixture of fine arts and natural history.

Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827), The Artist in His Museum, 1822, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Peale’s was the first museum in the United States, a curious mixture of fine arts and natural history.

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