Historic Kenmore - Fight for Liberty

Tea or Liberty Painting The painting of the Lewis family is called a "conversation piece" and shows the Lewises, with Washington relatives, in the drawing room of their new plantation house. This style of painting, which often depicts a family gathered around the tea table in the parlor (a newly fashionable entertainment room), became popular in the 18th century. The painting hangs in the Bissell Gallery of the Crowninshield Museum at Historic Kenmore.

Character Painting - Joseph Smith Painting in 2003, artist Peter Waddell evokes such 18th-century masters of the style as Johann Zoffany or Arthur Davis. "History painter" Waddell recreates moments in time at historic sites. A native of New Zealand, he has lived in the United States since 1994. His projects include work for the United States Capitol and Mount Vernon. Waddell also painted the cutouts of the builders of the house. Staff and friends of Kenmore posed as the artisans.