Sheldon’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

William W. Welch
Sheldon Peck American, 1797–1868

Phebe Russell Swain Welch
Sheldon Peck American, 1797–1868

Chair
Cevedra B. Sheldon American, 1840–1895 Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company American, 1877–1897 New York

Maria Sheldon Scammon
Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)

Fort Peck Dam, Montana
Margaret Bourke–White American, 1904–1971

Martha Graham
Augustus Peck American, 1906-1975

Untitled (Army camp, perhaps from the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Charles Peck American, 1827–1900

The Temple of Poseidon. Sounion, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Untitled (Priscilla Peck)
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Temple of Apollo. Delphi, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Temple of Nemean Zeus. Nemea, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Lantern
J. Sheldon Carey (American, 1911–1999) Lawrence, Kansas

Acropolis. Mycenae, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Library, Yale University
Peck Brothers American, 19th century

Clown
Augustus Peck (American, 1906-1975) published by the Works Progress Administration

Temple of Apollo. Aegina, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Stoa. Samothrace, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

S. P. Peck Apothecary
Artist unknown American, 19th century

Sanctuary. Samothrace, Greece
Mary Peck American, born 1952

Hillhouse Avenue
Peck Brothers American, 19th century