East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-19
SIGN PAINTER IS
Of FAMOUS STOCK
PENDLETON MAN DESCEND
ANT OF THE PEALES.
+. II. Pcale of This City, Is a Great
Grandson of Rembrandt Peale, the
Famous American Palnter-Is
Fifth I'm Line From Charles Wilson
Pealc, Who Painted the Peale POr-
trait of George Washington.

Working unostentatiously at the
profession of a sign painter in Pen
dleton is a descendant of one Of the
most famous families of American
artists, the founder and chief ances-
tor of which was Charles Wilson
Peale of Philadelphia, who painted
the first portrait of George Washing
ton and who founded Peale's muse
um in Philadelphia which is today
one of the leading art collections in
the world.
Franklin R. Peale, who is employ
ed as sign painter by Lane & Son,
Of this city, is a direct descendant Of
this noted ancestor, and like all the
members of the famous family, is a
painter of ability and genius.
f. r. Peale of this city, is fifth
in direct line from Charles Wilson
Peale, who was born in Chestertown,
Nd, on April 16, 1741, and who be-
came the most famous American
painter of revolutionary times and
who. in 1885. painted the first and
most famous portrait of Washington
now in existence
The son of Charles Wilson Peale,
Rembrandt Peale, who, like his IA
nous father. was an artist of excel
| lent ability, was born in 177S, and
during his life painted some of the
most famous OF American pictures,
among them being THE Court Of
Death" "The Romans Daughter" ,"
and others of equal merit. He also
published a volume, The Portfolio
Of an Artist" and was a writer of
ability as we'll as an artist of high
excellence.
Rembrandt Peale was the great
grandfather of F. r. Peale of this
city. and while Rembrandt was the
last of the family to attain national
fame as an artist, yet his sons, grand
sons and great-grandsons have fol-
lowed the profession of painting un-
erringly. The father of f. r. Peale
of this city lives at North Platte,
Neb., and is a sign painter of excel
lent ability. and brother of the Pen
delton man, Robert Peale, is also a
| sign painter.
The entire family from Charles
| Wilson Peale down to the present,
has followed the profession of paint
ing and every member has achieved
success in its peculiar line.
A second cousin of F. r. Peale of
this city, is now in charge of Peale's
museum at Philadelphia, the museum
founded by Charles Wilson Peale In
| 1885.
Mr.. Peale said to the East Oregon
ian today that his father urged him
as a boy, to stick to sign painting.
Portrait and landscape painting Of
fered but precarious income to the
artist while sign painting, as the in
dustrial and artistic life of the coun-
try develops. is ever lucrative attrac-
tive and progressive and offers the
artist constant and pleasant employ
ment
For this reason Mr.. Peale Is fol
lowing the profession of sign paint
ing. and while he is proud of his IA
nous ancestors and their work, he Is
no less a genius and devotes himself
as asslduously to his chosen profess
sion as they did to their line of work
Mr.. Peale was born in Philadel.
phia. the ancestral home of the
Peale family, 46 years ago, but has
been in the west many years and nov
claims this city as his home.