Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865
Peale, Rubens,
b. 1784
d. 1865
Painter, Arts administrator
Pottsville, Pa.
Collection size: 4 v. (on 1 microfilm reel)
Collection Summary: A daily journal covering the last ten years of Ruben Peale's life. Much of it concerns farm and family activities, but there are also many references to his still-life painting. Entries from April 1865 describe the news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and funeral procession.
Biographical/Historical Note: Still life and animal painter, museum administrator. Son of Charles Willson Peale.
Donated 1959 by Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman.
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