Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Philadelphia
PA
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Interior

Interior view of the Historic Landmark Building

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Founded by Charles Willson Peale, William Rush, and others in 1805, this is the oldest art museum/school in the U.S. Includes works by Charles Willson Peale, William Rush, Benjamin West, Rembrandt Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and Thomas Sully.

The Historic Landmark Building houses mostly 18th and 19th century American art. Next door, the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building offers modern, contemporary, and student art.

Associated People
Peale, Charles Willson
Peale, Rembrandt
Stuart, Gilbert
Sully, Thomas
West, Benjamin

The British red coat (which gave the British soldiers the soubriquet of lobsterback) had been instituted in 1660 and was not to leave the battlefield until 1882. It was the national corporate logo, and arrayed beneath it were subordinate brands — the regiments with their facing colors (the contrast color of the lapel and cuff), connected to the mother brand but differentiated.

— Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)