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Andrew Newell Wyeth
American 1917
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Born: |
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Exhibited: |
Wyeth One Man Show, Macbeth Gallery, New York 1937
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Examples of Work: |
Art Institute of Chicago Dallas Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Museum of Modern Art, New York City National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Museum of Art Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, Connecticut California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
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Specialty: |
Painter
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Style/School: |
Realism
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Subjects Known For: |
Figural Isolation Personal Residencies
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Memberships: |
American Academy of Arts and Letters National Institute of Arts and Letters National Academy of Design ANA 1944; NA 1945 Audubon Artists
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Andrew Wyeth: Helga on Paper by Catherine Quillman
Andrew Wyeth once described Helga Testorf as an image he couldn't get out of his mind. The 89-year-old artist is still often driven by what he calls the "white heat of inspiration." But in those early years of getting to know his then 31-...
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Andrew N. Wyeth studied art at a young age with his father N.C., who stressed anatomy, traditional artistic tone, balance and visual acuity. Wyeth was taught egg tempera technique by Peter Hurd. Wyeth is an internationally recognized painter for such works as "Christina's World"(1948 MoMA). He was...
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