Matthew Jensen: Alongside Tall Grasses
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The scenic backdrop of the Brandywine River inspired a newly commissioned work by Brooklyn-based artist Matthew Jensen, an artist known for embracing new photographic technology...
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Past Exhibitions
Lure of the Brandywine: A Story of Land Conservation and Artistic Inspiration
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Celebrating the dual mission of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art, this exhibition examined the art of the region through the lens of land conservation. The approximately 45 works were drawn from private and public collections, as well as the Museum's own holdings....
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Wilhelm Schimmel: A Bold Piece of Work
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This exhibition featured wooden sculptures hand-carved in the 19th century by German immigrant Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890).Although famed for his carved birds, from his large eagles to the smaller parrots, Schimmel also created dogs, lions, squirrels and other more fantastic...
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A Date with Art: The Business of Illustrated Calendars
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Howard Pyle, Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell and N.C. Wyeth—foremost illustrators in the first half of the 20th century—created some of their best-known images for advertising calendars. Calendars hung in millions of homes, shops and offices, providing artists with an...
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N.C. Wyeth's America in the Making
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Images of inspirational and patriotic events in American history, from Coronado’s 16th-century expedition through the Southwest to Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address in 1865, were on view in this exhibition. N.C. Wyeth’s America in the Making...
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Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan
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A small island off the coast of Maine, Monhegan has long lured artists to its remote shores, promising dramatic ocean vistas, rugged landscapes, and inspiring scenes of men struggling against the forces of nature. This exhibition examined the fascination that the island...
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Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes
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Functional and artistic, weathervanes roosted over American buildings both humble and high style—barns and banks, churches and courthouses. Viewed today as folk art, weathervanes were one of the earliest sculptural forms in the United States. Weathervane forms run the gamut through...
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Andrew Wyeth's "Ides of March": The Making of a Masterpiece
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This exhibition offered a historic opportunity to view Andrew Wyeth's rarely-seen tempera painting, Ides of March (1974).Along with more than 30 of the studies that were instrumental to his development of the composition. Assembled together for the first time, these provided...
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The Magic Pencil of the Amazing F.O.C. Darley
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More than 60 works by Felix Octavius Carr Darley, whose talent in book and magazine illustrations made him the most popular illustrator of his day, were on view in this exhibition. Darley (1822-1888) received praise for his "magic pencil," immortalizing the fictional characters...
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Pop-Up! Illustration in 3D
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With the element of surprise and the excitement of motion, pop-up books delight everyone. Pop-Up! Illustration in 3-D presented a selection of pop-up books that range from late 19th century examples to the sophisticated constructions designed by contemporary...
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Picturing Poe: Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Stories and Poems
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Édouard Manet, Gustave Doré, Paul Gauguin, James Ensor, Aubrey Beardsley, Arthur Rackham, Harry Clarke, Barry Moser and Robert Motherwell were among the more than two dozen artists featured in Picturing Poe: Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Stories and Poems. From the...
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Summer Sojourns: Art on Holiday
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Visitors to the galleries enjoyed a visual journey to rocky sea coasts and sandy shores, tropical settings and mountainous vistas. Theyalso viewed depictions of pastoral landscapes, European cities and villages, Middle-Eastern markets, Asian rice paddies, and bamboo forests. These...
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Pierced, Punched, Painted: Decorated Tinware from Winterthur
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Long before the Tin Man character danced in The Wizard of Oz, the profession of tinsmith was an essential one in urban and rural America. Craftsmen who worked the metal made a wide range of useful household items, including food containers and dining wares, baking tins and cookie...
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A Painter's View: The Andrew Wyeth Studio
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This exhibition featured the artist's own view of his studio in paintings and drawings lent from private collections. Created between 1943 and 2005, these works reflected Wyeth's interest in the building's spare and aged interior and reveal informal moments with...
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Scribner's Magazine: The Early Years in Illustration
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The exhibition introduced visitors to the importance of the illustrated magazine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and emphasized the primacy of Scribner’s Magazine during the “golden age of illustration.” Scribner’s art editors hired the best artists and...
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Comic Catharsis: A Gift of Cartoons by William Steig
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Although best known today as the creator of Shrek, William Steig (1907-2003) first achieved fame for his cartoons and covers for The New Yorker and his published books of drawings such as The Lonely...
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