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By Dina Nabutovsky

Andrew Wyeth. By Dina Nabutovsky. Birth/Death. Born on July 12, 1917 Died on January 16, 2009 -Age 91 in his sleep after an illness. French Twist, 1967. Nationality. American -Born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Trodden Weed, 1951. Family. Wife-Betsy James Wyeth

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  1. Andrew Wyeth By Dina Nabutovsky

  2. Birth/Death Born on July 12, 1917 Died on January 16, 2009 -Age 91 in his sleep after an illness

  3. French Twist, 1967

  4. Nationality • American -Born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

  5. Trodden Weed, 1951

  6. Family • Wife-Betsy James Wyeth • Children-Nicholas Wyeth and Jamie (James) Wyeth • Parents-Newell Convers Wyeth and Carolyn Bockius Wyeth • Silblings-Carolyn, Henriette, Ann, Nathaniel • Youngest of 5 kids

  7. Carolyn (sister) N.C. Wyeth (Father) Henriette (Sister) James Wyeth (son)

  8. Education • Parents pulled him out of school - Had an illness • Home-schooled in every subject including art • No high school diploma or college degree

  9. Wolf Moon, 1975

  10. Influences and Inspirations • In October 1945 his father and nephew were killed • This is where is art style became more realistic and emotional • He referred to these deaths as a “formative emotional event in his artistic career”

  11. Turkey Pond, 1944

  12. Influences and Inspirations continued… • Neighbor Christina Olson was an inspiration • Christina had an illness where she could not walk • She spent most of her time on property around her house • Wyeth made a painting of her on a field facing her house in the distance

  13. Christina’s World (1948)

  14. Influences and Inspirations continued… • Neighbors Anna and Karl Kuerner were inspirations -Began painting them in 1948 -The Kuerner’s farm was one of his most important subjects for almost 30 years -Wyeth States about the farm “I didn’t think it a picturesque place. It just excited me, purely abstractly and purely emotionally.”

  15. Evening at Kuerner's

  16. Influences and Inspirations continued… • Both farms are open to the public to tour through museums • In 1958, Wyeth and his wife bought “The Mill” • “The Mill” is a group of 18th century buildings • These were included in many of his works including “Night Sleeper”

  17. Night Sleeper

  18. Movement, style • Visual artist/realist painter • Like to use land and people in his art • Focused on emotions of people or symbolic objects • Primarily used watercolors

  19. Big Spruce, 1938

  20. Success, Achievements, and Awards • In 1937-age 20: first one-main exhibition of watercolors -located in the Macbeth Gallery in New York City • In 1967 he made an appearance in the Whitney Museum of American Art -this broke the museum's attendance record • He was the first honorary member of the Soviet Academy of the Arts in 1978

  21. Road to Friendship

  22. Jack-In-The-Pulpit, 1943

  23. Sunday Times, 1987

  24. The Carry, 2003

  25. Credits • http://www.andrew-wyeth-prints.com/biography.html • www.andrewwyeth.org/biography • http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/4aa/4aa583.htm • http://www.nndb.com/people/234/000025159/ • http://www.andrewwyeth.com/images.html#7

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