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]]>IN ADDITION, IN 1998, HE NAMED AND WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ARTERY GALLERY IN MILFORD, PA. THEN IN 2004, HE WAS DISCOVERED AND COMMISSIONED TO DO A LARGE BODY OF WORK FOR A POPULAR NEW JERSEY RESTAURANT, CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF VINTAGE SIGN BOARDS. AS A RESULT, IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, HIS WORK EARNED HIM A PLACE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS WILTON CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP SHOW.
PETER KOENIG WAS A MULTI-FACETED ARTIST WITH A NATURAL ABILITY TO DRAW AND PAINT ALMOST ANY SUBJECT MATTER. HIS WORK HAS RANGED FROM VINTAGE SIGN BOARDS AND LANDSCAPES, TO STILL LIFE AND ABSTRACT ART. PETER WAS ALSO ADEPT AT PORTRAIT PAINTING, AND WAS A SKILLED ANIMAL ARTIST AS WELL. BECAUSE OF HIS ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE TALENTS, AND DEDICATION TO HISTORICAL ACCURACY, PETER GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HIS MUSEUM QUALITY TAVERN AND TRADE SIGNS. PETER WAS CHOSEN BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS, CONVENED BY EARLY AMERICAN LIFE MAGAZINE TO BE LISTED IN THE DIRECTORY OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CRAFTS. PETER EARNED THIS HONOR FIVE TIMES WITH 2007 BEING THE FIRST AND 2016 BEING THE LAST TIME HE WAS HONORED AS WELL AS THE LAST TIME THAT HE ENTERED. PETER’S TAVERN AND INN SIGNS WERE FEATURED IN THE 2007 AND 2009 DIRECTORY EDITIONS AS WELL AS THE DECEMBER 2011 EDITION FEATURING AN ARTICLE ON TAVERN AND TRADE SIGNS.
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]]>Peter Koenig’s first entry into the prestigious directory of traditional American crafts magazine, Early American Life, garnered him instant recognition as a master craftsman in vintage signs. “Crowfuts Inn”, as seen below in the article from August of 2007, was judged to be of museum quality by judges from well known museums around the country. “Crofuts Inn” a rebus, let illiterate travelers know they could rent a bed and relax, by using pictures or symbols they would understand. Shown at the Felix Valle State Historic Site located in the state of Missouri, “Crowfuts Inn” was photographed on the property of the 1819 Dr. Benjamin Shaw house.
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