ʃˈɪɹɚɹ ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd hɪz wˈɜːks æt ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ɐkˈædəmi ʌvðə fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ænd æɾ ɐn ˈɑːɹt ɛksɪbˈɪʃən sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sɛntˈɛnɪəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
Shearer exhibited his works at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at an art exhibition celebrating the United States Centennial in 1876.