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An Image of Peace Deeds of Peace Kanshiaking... The Elegant Land Lenape... The Common People Brother Onas... William Penn Creating an Image of Peace Spreading an Image of Peace Celebrating an Image of Peace Sharing an Image of Peace Image Gallery Home |
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Creating an Image of Peace
In 1771 Thomas Penn wanted a painting of his
father meeting with the Native Americans. He commissioned Pennsylvania-born artist Benjamin West to capture the dramatic encounter on canvas.
When finished, William Penn's Treaty with the Indians reinforced
the legends of friendship and peace established between cultures.
Benjamin West grew up in the 1740's at Swathmore,
Pennsylvania. West studied art in Philadelphia, then at seventeen moved
to Lancaster to paint portraits. Returning to Philadelphia for more
training, West met a sponsor who sent him to Italy to study classical
art. West settled in London in 1763 where he began to create pictures
of historic events on a grand scale. King George III appointed West
historical painter to the court in 1772. Twenty years later he became
president of the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts. Benjamin West, the
first American artist to receive international recognition, died in
1820 at age eighty-two. |
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