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
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
Temple of Nemean Zeus. Nemea, Greece
Lantern
J. Sheldon Carey (American, 1911–1999) Lawrence, Kansas
Acropolis. Mycenae, Greece
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
S. P. Peck Apothecary
Artist unknown American, 19th century
Stoa. Samothrace, Greece
Sanctuary. Samothrace, Greece
Hillhouse Avenue