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The Peale Family & The Artist in His Museum
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- When:
- May 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM
- Where:
- the University of Delaware
- Source:
- Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar
Who was Charles Willson Peale? Step into Peale's extraordinary world–painter, naturalist, museum founder, and patriarch of America's most influential artistic dynasty–with Dr. Wendy Bellion, Sewell C. Biggs Chair in American Art History at the University of Delaware, for an illuminating exploration of the Peale family's outsized impact on American art and culture. At the heart of this talk is Peale's iconic self-portrait The Artist in His Museum (1822)—a masterwork that captures Peale lifting a
Family & KidsIndoor venueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicCollege StudentsParents/ToddlersPanel DiscussionPublic