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Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2015-02-07T02:07:14Z

Rochester Art Club

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- For the remainder of his career, until his death in 1980, Peters would divide his time between a studio in Fairport, near the ["Erie Canal"], and Rocky Neck at Cape Ann. He was the very first recipient of the [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3510 Lillian Fairchild Award] from the Memorial Art Gallery and was active with the now-defunct ["Rochester Art Club"].	+ For the remainder of his career, until his death in 1980, Peters would divide his time between a studio in Fairport, near the ["Erie Canal"], and Rocky Neck at Cape Ann. He was the very first recipient of the [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3510 Lillian Fairchild Award] from the Memorial Art Gallery and was active in the ["Rochester Art Club"].
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- * [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4760 Carl W. Peters Papers] at the ["University of Rochester"]. - * [http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/01/tour-rochesters-times-square-building-photos/ A Tour of Rochester's Times Square Building] - ["Rochester Subway"] (2013-01-07)	+ * [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4760 Carl W. Peters Papers] at the ["University of Rochester"]. + * [http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/01/tour-rochesters-times-square-building-photos/ A Tour of Rochester's Times Square Building] - ["Rochester Subway"] (2013-01-07)

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2013-01-07T22:45:42Z

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- '''See Also:''' [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4760 Carl W. Peters Papers] at the ["University of Rochester"].	+ '''See Also:''' + + * [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4760 Carl W. Peters Papers] at the ["University of Rochester"]. + * [http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/01/tour-rochesters-times-square-building-photos/ A Tour of Rochester's Times Square Building] - ["Rochester Subway"] (2013-01-07)

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-12-07T22:00:13Z

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	+ '''See Also:''' [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4760 Carl W. Peters Papers] at the ["University of Rochester"].

Carl W. Peters

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- '''Carl W. Peters''' was a well-known American Regionalist ["Local Artists" painter]. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.	+ '''Carl W. Peters''' was a ["Famous Residents" well-known] American Regionalist ["Local Artists" painter]. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.

Carl W. Peters

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Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T20:05:59Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the ["Fairport Historical Museum"] (run by the ["Perinton Historical Society"]). The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, known today as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the ["Fairport Historical Museum"] (run by the ["Perinton Historical Society"]). The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one in the Fairport Historical Museum, however, is still intact.

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T20:05:03Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the ["Perinton Historical Society"] headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the ["Fairport Historical Museum"] (run by the ["Perinton Historical Society"]). The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T19:15:40Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the Perinton Historical Society headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the ["Perinton Historical Society"], however, is still intact.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the ["Perinton Historical Society"] headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T19:15:01Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the Perinton Historical Society headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the Perinton Historical Society headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the ["Perinton Historical Society"], however, is still intact.

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T19:04:42Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the former ["Fairport Public Library"], now the Perinton Historical Society headquarters. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations. The one at the Perinton Historical Society, however, is still intact.

Carl W. Peters

EileenF — 2011-08-25T19:02:56Z

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, it is no longer there, although photographs still exist.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future'' is no longer with us, possibly due to building renovations.

Carl W. Peters

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Unfortunately, Peters's mural has since been lost to the wrecking ball, although photographs still exist.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Alas, it is no longer there, although photographs still exist.

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- A collection of Carl W. Peters Papers is available for viewing at the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections of ["Rush Rhees Library"], ["University of Rochester"].	+ A collection of Carl W. Peters Papers is available for viewing at the [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=169 Department of Rare Books & Special Collections] of ["Rush Rhees Library"], ["University of Rochester"].

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- Carl W. Peters was a well-known American Regionalist ["Local Artists" painter]. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.	+ '''Carl W. Peters''' was a well-known American Regionalist ["Local Artists" painter]. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.

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- Carl W. Peters was a well-known American Regionalist painter. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.	+ Carl W. Peters was a well-known American Regionalist ["Local Artists" painter]. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and in 1911 moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"], which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory.

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	+ '''Reference: Richard H. Love, ''Carl W. Peters: American Scene Painter from Rochester to Rockport'' (University of Rochester Press, 1999)''' +

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- Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long - and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Unfortunately, Peters's mural has since been lost to the wrecking ball, although photographs still exist.	+ Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Times Square Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Unfortunately, Peters's mural has since been lost to the wrecking ball, although photographs still exist.

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	+ A collection of Carl W. Peters Papers is available for viewing at the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections of ["Rush Rhees Library"], ["University of Rochester"]. +

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	+ ## Use this template for pages of public persons or figures, not normally for User Pages + ## Tables have to all be on one row. + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Birth name''' \|\| \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Aliases'''\|\| + \|\|Carl W. Peters \|\| \|\| None \|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Birth date'''\|\| \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Birth place'''\|\| + \|\|1897\|\| \|\|Rochester, NY USA\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Date of death'''\|\| \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Place of death'''\|\| + \|\|1980\|\| \|\|["Info Needed"]\|\| + ## leave a blank line here (starts a new narrow table + + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Known for'''\|\| + \|\|American Scenic/Regionalist murals and paintings\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Occupation(s)'''\|\| + \|\|Painter\|\| + ## Use the following format for website or remove this section if no website is available + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html Perinton Historical Society]\|\| + \|\|[http://www.rhlovegalleries.com/site/epage/18891_472.htm RH Love Galleries]\|\| + + Carl W. Peters was a well-known American Regionalist painter. He was born in Rochester in 1897 and moved to a small farm in ["Fairport"] when he was twelve, which inspired in him a deep love of rural scenery. As an adolescent he also drew much inspiration from the new ["Memorial Art Gallery"] and had established his own studio in Rochester by age seventeen and described himself as an "artist" in the city directory. + + With the outbreak of World War I Peters left high school to attend the Mechanics Institute, now the ["Rochester Institute of Technology"], where he studied anatomy, perspective, and illustration. After his brief overseas service he moved to New York City and became an art student. Having grown fond of the art colony life, he moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1925. + + Like many artists in the 1930s, Peters was involved with the Public Works Art Projects. As the Great Depression left less funds to spend on smaller, easel-bound paintings, murals were popularized for their innately public nature. Peters painted at least two murals in the Rochester area: one at the Genesee Valley Trust Company Building, today known as the ["Times Square" Building], and [http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/museum/landmark-building-gg/carl-w-peters.html another] at the ["Fairport Public Library"]. The former was 25 feet long + and was called ''Rochester Past, Present, and Future''. Painted in 1930, it was Peters's first mural and is contemporaneous with those of Thomas Hart Benton, Boardman Robinson, and D. Putnam Brinley (''Brooklyn . . . Yesterday . . . Today and Tomorrow''). All four of these artists dealt with American historical iconography that contributed to the resurgence of murals in public spaces. Many murals of the Depression Era, including Peters's, are distinguished for their American history themes as opposed to the old "timelessness" of earlier murals by Ezra Winter and LaFarge. Unfortunately, Peters's mural has since been lost to the wrecking ball, although photographs still exist. + + For the remainder of his career, until his death in 1980, Peters would divide his time between a studio in Fairport, near the ["Erie Canal"], and Rocky Neck at Cape Ann. He was the very first recipient of the [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3510 Lillian Fairchild Award] from the Memorial Art Gallery and was active with the now-defunct ["Rochester Art Club"]. + + + [[Comments]]