Rubens Peale Diaries
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865
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content: Rubens Peale diaries
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content: 0.2 Linear Feet (Box 1)
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content: 1855-1865
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
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content: AAA.pealrube, Series 1
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content: Archival materials
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content: Diary entries date from October 1855 until the day before Peale's death in 1865. While many of the entries deal with day-to-day farm life, Peale's dedication to and enthusiasm for painting are much in evidence, with many of the entries beginning with the words "I painted all the morning" and noting the number of the painting he is working on. There are references to the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination, and entries in 1864-1865 describe his time in Philadelphia studying with Edward Moran. Peale appeared to be packing to return from Philadelphia when he became ill in July 1865. Up until the day before his death he was stretching canvas for his next painting.