Ward, David C. Charles Willson Peale: Art and Selfhood in the Early Republic.. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, August 2004.
Using both Peale's autobiographical information and contextual information of the time period during which Peale lived, the American Enlightenment, Ward gives and well-balanced and thorough exploration of the multi-faceted life of Charles Willson Peale.
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…But What Does It Mean? Symbolism in Artwork
Charles Willson Peale