March 11- August 13, 2017
Mint Museum Randolph
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Jamie Wyeth (1946- ). Entrance, Monhegan Harbor, 1973, watercolor and gouache on board. Bank of America Collection. |
N.C. Wyeth (American, 1882-1945). The Phoenician Biremes, 1923, oil on canvas board. Bank of America Collection.
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Jamie Wyeth (American, b. 1946). Number 86, 1980, watercolor and mixed media on paper. Bank of America Collection. |
For more than a century, members of the Wyeth family have created works of art that fascinate and captivate the imagination making the Wyeth tradition one of the most enduring and celebrated legacies in all of American art. This exhibition presents a selection of the work of five of the family's artists through more than fifty remarkable paintings and drawings. Patriarch N.C. Wyeth was one of the country's foremost illustrators at the turn of the twentieth century. Included in the exhibition are his classic illustrations for books by Robert Louis Stevenson and Washington Irving. N.C.'s son Andrew is known for his haunting, highly detailed realist paintings. Not as well known as her brother, Henriette Wyeth was an accomplished artist who painted striking landscapes, and still lifes. Andrew Wyeth's son, Jamie, represents the third generation of the family. His paintings often feature the people, animals, and landscapes of Maine and Pennsylvania, and are imbued with a sense of magic and mystery. Works by Peter Hurd, a student of N.C. Wyeth and husband of Henriette Wyeth, are also included in the exhibition.
The Wyeth Family
Biographies from the Brandywine Museum
N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)
Biography from the National Museum of American Illustration.
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009)
A brief bio from the The Smithsonian American Art Museum
The artist's website Andrew Wyeth - this site has extensive resources to explore
Interview from 2006
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NY Times obituary
Jamie Wyeth ( American, b.1946)
Biography from Farnsworth Museum of Art
Article on Jamie Wyeth from the Saturday Evening Post : Born to Paint
Biography from the artist's website
Review of an exhibition at MFA Boston
Henriette Wyeth (American, 1907-1997)
NY Times obituary "Henriette Wyeth, 89, A Portrait Painter In a Family of Artists"
Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth bios- Wyethhurd.com
Upcoming retrospective exhibition at the Michener Art Museum
Peter Hurd (American, 1904-1984)
Selected Titles Available in the Mint Museum Library
Corn, Wanda M. The Art of Andrew Wyeth . Greenwich, CT: Published for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by the New York Graphic Society, 1973. This book is an exhibition catalogue and was the first book to explore the depth, richness and diversity of Andrew Wyeth's art.
Horgan, Paul. Peter Hurd: a portrait sketch from life. Austin: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1965.
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