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Peale, Emma Clara, 1814-

 Person

Biography

Painter born in 1814. Born into a multi-generational family of artists including her father, Rembrandt Peale, sister Rosalba Carriera Peale and grandfather Charles Willson Peale. Her uncle and several of her aunts were also painters. Married James Peabody in 1838 and Caleb D. Barton in 1845. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 551.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Peale Family

 File — Box SC125 Box 14: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644797], Folder: 6
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content From the Sub-Series:

The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.

Dates: 1777 - 2009