Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes
October 16, 1988 – January 29, 1989
East Building, Ground Floor, Northwest, Pod II (3,500 sq. ft.)
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: 32 paintings by Raphaelle Peale were presented in this first exhibition devoted to his still lifes. Several paintings by James Peale, Charles Willson Peale, and Rembrandt Peale also were included.
Organization: The exhibition was organized jointly by the National Gallery and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. was coordinator at the Gallery. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.
Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, and at the Gallery by The Circle of the National Gallery of Art.
Attendance: 142,001
Catalog: Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes, by Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. with Linda Bantel and John Wilmerding. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1988.
Other Venues: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Peale, Raphaelle
- American, 1774 - 1825
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