Sarah M. Peale: America's First Woman Artists (Hardcover)

by Joan King (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Sarah Peale (180085), niece of portrait painter Charles Willson Peale, made a living as a painter in an age that frowned on women artists. Spoiled and gutsy, she rebelled against her father, artist James Peale, who insisted that her proper place was as an assistant in his own workshop. Forsaking marriage, lest it interfere with her calling, she supported herself by doing portraits and still lifes. She was sometimes desperate for money, but she became a workaholic and persevered in her independent path. General Lafayette and Daniel Webster were among her subjects. This two-dimensional, fictionalized account by the author of Impressionist: A Novel of Mary Cassatt is filled with shoptalk and the day-to-day doings of a close-knit artistic family. King neither deeply probes Sarah's inner life nor situates her art in the context of her times.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Branden Books (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0828319995
• ISBN-13: 978-0828319997
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,204,211 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a woman artist, this book will inspire you, September 20, 2007

By	T. Blakemore - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I LOVED this book. I'm normally don't read historical fiction and was quite surprised to find myself completely swept up into the life of Sarah M. Peale, America's first woman artist. I found the writing engaging and detailed, transitioning easily throughout the book. Sarah Peale paved the way for women artists in America, and yet prior to reading this book I had never heard her name before! Thank you Joan King for bringing Sarah Peale, her life and her art the attention she so richly deserves.