Sarah M. Peale America's First Woman Artist. Joan Ph.D. King

Practically every member of the Peale family contributed to America&#39;s early art and culture and Sarah Peale was the first woman artist to have made a living from her work. Having learned to paint from her renowned father, she painted several famous people, including Lafayette, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Hart Benson, and Daniel Webster.<br> Sarah was a passionate woman bent on being successful as an artist. She was also a woman of strong passion with a will to love and to be in love. Though unmarried, she nevertheless loved her men&mdash;fiercely!<br> As a respected artist in Baltimore and in Washington, Sarah can truly be considered America&#39;s first woman professional artist, her art work continuously being in demand during her days and now hanging on the walls of prominent American museums.