JoAnn Peralta

President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
Main Author of the Declaration of Independence
Medium: Oil with Genuine Silver

24″ x 20″

This painting commemorates America’s 250 year celebration as a nation.
As an artist I felt my painting had achieved what I hoped to capture about Thomas Jefferson, a beloved statesman, President and orator of God-granted words. I included in the painting a detailed hand-painted copy of Jefferson’s own architectural rendering of his beloved home, Monticello.

Congress endorsed the sweeping declaration of natural rights, by Jefferson, which was not a fully accepted principle at the time, on July 4, 1776. A Philadelphia printer produced copies as broadsides which were quickly distributed throughout the colonies to the delight of the people. My favorite quote of Jefferson’s, “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are the only safe depositories”.

Calamity Jane, Wagon Train Scout, 1876
16×12″
SOLD

Small Work Great Wonders show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Beautiful Things
12x 9″

Available from J. Watson Fine Art

Not on My Watch
11 x 14″

Available at Small Works Great Wonders Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Ok
SOLD

Earth, Wind and Water
The American Windmill
36″ x 29″

SOLD

Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood Icon & Tech Genius
48″ x 36″

Pony Express,1860-61
26″ x 30″

Storm is a Brewin’

12×16″

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

SOLD

“Peace in the Valley” Treaty between the Kitchens Ranch and Cochise, Tucson, 1873, 40X60 oil on linen by JoAnn Peralta

Pete Kitchen brought wife, Rosa Verdugo from Mexico to settle in Arizona. Pete invested in agricultural farming and livestock. Rosa’s brother Ronquillo helped. They sold food to Calvary soldiers by contract with the U.S. government. Apache attacks were offset by Pete’s marksmanship skills.

Even kindness became a virtue with its own reward. The Kitchen’s tended to all injured. Once, after an attack, a young boy was found. Rosa treated his injuries. Cochise fearing his son dead, found to his great surprise his son alive.

A treaty was sealed between both parties in gratitude for the Kitchen’s, and Apache raids by the Chiricahua ceased on the ranch and along the Tucson road, named by Pete. A beaded purse was gifted to Rosa and beaded moccasins to Pete with Cochise’s name inscribed.

The t.v. show High Chaparral by David Dortort, and Kent McCray producer, was loosely modeled after the Kitchen’s.

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Sun Sisters

16 X20

Early Riders

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Trailblazers

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JoAnn Peralta has a feature article in the Feb. 2022 issue of Western Art Collector.

PODCAST INTERVIEW with JoAnn Peralta ! Listen to her American Art Collective interview – CLICK HERE

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