The Wyeths: A Family Legacy

The Wyeths: A Family Legacy
May 25 - September 2, 2013

View the works of Howard Pyle and the Wyeth family – N.C., Andrew, and James, as well as Carolyn, Henriette and her husband Peter Hurd. The Wyeths have influenced each other’s techniques, media and subject matter and have taught each other back and forth across the generations. Inspired by teacher and illustrator Howard Pyle and informed by deep attachment to home and place, the works stand together to create a unique vision of American life.

Guest curated by Megan Holloway Fort, Ph.D., this will be one of the few public exhibitions to display the work of the family together and highlight these connections.

Sponsored by The Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan Stanley and Golden Artist Colors.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING:

Meet Victoria Wyeth

Victoria Wyeth, the only grandchild of Andrew Wyeth, will visit the Fenimore Art Museum on July 20-21 for special programs focusing on her renowned family.

An Evening with Victoria Wyeth (Saturday, July 20)
A lecture featuring three never-before-seen studies from Andrew Wyeth’s final painting Stop (2008). A book signing will follow. (Time and price: TBD)

Gallery Talks with Victoria Wyeth (Sunday, July 21)
Victoria leads an interactive discussion around the Fenimore’s exhibition The Wyeths: A Family Legacy. (Times and price: TBD)

Registration for both programs opens June 15. Please call (607) 547-1534 for details.

Front Page Image: 

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Caption 1: 

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Mother Archie's Church, 1945, tempera on masonite, 25 x 48 in. (63.5 x 121.92 cm), The Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, museum purchase 1946.3 © Andrew Wyeth