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"Indian Allen" and "White Woman of the Genesee"
Images of the murals "Indian Allen" and "White Woman of the Genesee" from the book "Art for the People," by Jessica Marten.
Active Life and Contemplative Life
Images of Carl Peters' murals "Active Life" and "Contemplative Life" from the book "Art for the People," by Jessica Marten.
The Early Days of the Erie Canal
An image of Carl Peters' mural "The Early Days of the Erie Canal" from the book "Art for the People," by Jessica Marten.
The History of the Lake Ontario Region Mural Set
Images of the eight murals from the mural set "The History of the Lake Ontario Region," from the book "Art for the People," by Jessica Marten. The…
Studies for "Active Life" Mural
Several studies for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Active Life," originally in Madison High School.
Studies for "Contemplative Life" Mural
Several studies for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Contemplative Life," originally located in Madison High School.
Studies for "White Woman of the Genesee" Mural
Three studies for Carl Peters' WPA mural "White Woman of the Genesee," originally located at West High School. Two of the studies focus on specific…
Studies  for "Indian Allen" Mural
Studies for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Indian Allen," originally for West High School. Two of these studies are focused on specific figures in the mural,…
Studies for "Science and Humanity" Mural
Three studies for Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity" WPA mural for the Rochester Academy of Medicine. One depicts a rough plan for the entire mural,…
Studies for "The Early Days of the Erie Canal" Mural
Four studies for Carl Peters' WPA mural, "The Early Days of the Erie Canal." This mural was in the Fairport Public Library, The studies show both the…
Study for "Triumph of the American Ideal" Mural
Study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Triumph of the American Ideal," at Charlotte High School.
Study for "The French 1615-1763: The Explorer of the Genesee and Governor Denonville's Army" Mural
Study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "The French 1615-1763: The Explorer of the Genesee and Governor Denonville's Army," in Charlotte High School.
Study for "English Fleet at Charlotte" Mural
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "English Fleet at Charlotte" at Charlotte High School.
Study for "Reverend René Gahnée - The First Map and Father Peter Raffeix" Mural
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural at Charlotte High School, "Reverend René Gahnée - The First Map and Father Peter Raffeix."
Study for "The 19th Century: Agriculture, Trolley, Locomotive and Steamboat" Mural
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "The 19th Century," for the set of murals at Charlotte High School.
Carl Peters' Sketchbook, 1947
Two pages from a 1947 sketchbook of Carl Peters' depicting a woman's face and upper body.
Study for "American Settlers" Mural
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "American Settlers" at Charlotte High School.
Study for "Seneca-Iroquois" Mural<br />
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Seneca-Iroquois" at Charlotte High School.
Studies for "Algonquin Fishermen "
Two studies from Carl Peters' mural "Algonquin Fishermen." One depicts a rough sketch of the full mural, the second is a close up on the face of one…
Study for "The History of the Lake Ontario Region" Mural Group
A preparatory sketch for the set of murals at Charlotte High School titled "History of the Lake Ontario region." This sketch shows studies for "French…
Study for an Unknown Mural Group
A study for a group of 3 murals, depicting themes of rural labor vs. urban labor. May have been an early contept for the Fairport Library mural.
Map of the Lake Ontario Area
A sketch by Carl Peters depicting a rough map of the Lake Ontario region. Could be related to studies done for the Charlotte High School mural set.
Figure Study of a Native American, for "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future" Mural
Figure Study of a Native American, for "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future" Mural painted by Carl W. Peters for the Genesee Valley Trust Company.
"Science and Humanity" mural
An image depicting part of Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity"mural for the Rochester Academy of Medicine as it was still in progress.
"Rochester, Past, Present, and Future" mural
Carl W. Peter's first large-scale mural, titled "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future." Painted for the Genesee Valley Trust Company's headquarters in…
Carl Peters working on "Algonquin Fishermen" mural
Carl Peters working on the mural "Algonquin Fishermen" for Charlotte High School's mural set, "The History of the Lake Ontario Region"
Carl Peters working on "Seneca-Iroquois" mural
Carl W. Peters working on his mural "Seneca-Iroquois" for Charlotte High School from the mural set "The History of the Lake Ontario Region"
Assistant with "Algonquin Fishermen" mural
An unidentified assistant with Carl Peters' "Algonquin Fishermen" mural for Charlotte High School.
Assistant with "Science and Humanity" mural
An unidentified assistant in front of Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity" mural for the Dr. John R. Williams Medical Museum at the Rochester Academy…
Two assistants with "American Settlers" mural
Two unidentified assistants sitting in front of Carl Peters' mural "American Settlers," which was part of the Charlotte High School mural set titled…
Assistant with Charlotte Mural Set
An unidentified assistant to Carl Peters standing with the set of murals titled The History of the Lake Ontario Region, painted to go in Charlotte…
Carl Peters Sketches
A set of rough, undated sketches from Carl W. Peters
Carl Peters Watercolors
A collection of small, unfinished watercolors by Carl W. Peters.
Carl Peters Scrapbook
Selected pages from Carl Peters' Scrapbook of various photgraphs of paintings, newspaper clippings, and awards.
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