Charles Willson Peale Professions : Painter Born : April 15, 1741 Died : February 22, 1827 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Charles Willson Peale The Learner must be led always from familiar objects toward the unfamiliar, guided along, as it were, a chain of flowers into the mysteries of life. Charles Willson Peale chains mystery flower Similar Authors Barry McGee painter Brion Gysin painter Bridget Riley painter Boris Vallejo painter Allan Kaprow painter Augustus John painter All Authors