Friday Arts

Charles Willson Peale

Clip | 4m 45s

Nathaniel Popkin, author of "Lion and Leopard", talks about the famous Charles Willson Peale, who is a character in his new historical fiction novel. Charles Willson Peale was a man of ambition and ingenuity who came to be a prominent leader in the arts and natural sciences for the new growing country of the United States of America.

Aired: 10/16/14

Rating: NR

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Friday Arts is a local public television program presented by WHYY.