Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Newell Wyeth (/ˈwaɪ.ɛθ/ WY-eth;[1] July 12, 1917 – January 16, 2009) was an American visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working mostly in a regionalist style. He was one of the best-known U.S. artists of the middle 20th century.
Wyeth was born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of N.C. Wyeth's five children. His siblings included artists Henriette Wyeth and Carolyn Wyeth as well as inventor Nathaniel Wyeth. In 1940, he married Betsy James, who would often model in his paintings.
On January 16, 2009, Wyeth died in his sleep in Chadds Ford after a brief illness. He was 91 years old.
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N. C. Wyeth House and Studio, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1997.
N. C. Wyeth in his studio with a cowboy model
Grave of Andrew Wyeth, with the Olson House in the background, Cushing, Maine
Kuerner Farm, in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named a National Historic Landmark in 2011.
Wyeth (right) receiving the National Medal of Arts from George W. Bush in 2007.
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References
- ↑ "Andrew Wyeth". inogolo. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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