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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009--Homes and haunts.

Wyeth, Andrew.

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911--Homes and haunts.

Pyle, Howard.

Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945--Homes and haunts.

Wyeth, N. C.

Artists--Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.).

Artists.

Chadds Ford (Pa.)--Guidebooks.

Chadds Ford (Pa.).

Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.)--Guidebooks.

Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.).

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911.

Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009.

Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945.

Homes.

Pennsylvania--Chadds Ford.

United States--Brandywine Creek Valley.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Travel literature.

Physical Description:

xx, 237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781439920701

1439920702

OCLC:

1193590353