THE ART OF THE CHARLESTOWN BRANCH
In addition to serving as a community gathering place, the Charlestown Branch is also home to a collection of historically significant artwork.
Rev. Jedidiah Morse
Author and Religious Leader
“Father of American Geography”
Father of Samuel F. B. Morse Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Charlestown
1789-1819 Born - August 23,1761 Died - June 9,1826
Portrait by an Unknown Artist
Richard Devens
Commissary General in Washington’s Army during the Revolutionary War
Charlestown Merchant and Patriot
Assisted Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Born - September, 1721
Died - September 20,1807
Painted by Henry Sargent
Bequeathed by his granddaughter Miss Charlotte Harris
The Landing of the Pilgrims
Painted in 1811 at Age 19
by Samuel F. B. Morse
Artist and Inventor of the Telegraph
Born in the Edes House, Charlestown, April 27,1791
Died in New York City, April 2,1872