Artists of Wyeth country : Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, and Andrew Wyeth Cover Image

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Artists of Wyeth country : Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, and Andrew Wyeth / W. Barksdale Maynard.

Maynard, W. Barksdale (William Barksdale), (author.).

Summary:

"A history of the Wyeth family artists, those who influenced them, and the environs in which they worked, combined with six walking and driving tours that allow readers to visit the places that the Wyeths painted in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439920701
ISBN: 1439920702
Physical Description: xx, 237 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part One: Artists of the Brandywine Tradition. Chapter 1. Celebrating the Colonial Brandywine: Howard Pyle to N. C. Wyeth -- Chapter 2. The Walking Painter -- Chapter 3. Andrew Wyeth: A New Interpretation -- Part Two: Exploring Wyeth Country. Tour 1. "An Illustrators' Haven": Brandywine Battlefield Park -- Tour 2. Harvey Run Trail -- Tour 3. Trail to the Wyeth Studios at Rocky Hill -- Tour 4. Brandywine River Trail to the John Chads House -- Tour 5. "The Most Famous Farm in the World": Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner's -- Tour 6. Archie's Corner to the Brandywine.