Friday, July 12, 2019
By: Brianna Cronin, Intern
I’m Brianna Cronin, an intern in the Brandywine River Museum’s Research Center. One of the projects I’ve worked on this summer included going through the museum’s collection of materials from the American illustrator, Nancy Burkert.
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For art lovers, there is no feeling quite like standing in front of a painting you love. At the Brandywine River Museum of Art, we revel in seeing the incredible reactions inspired in our visitors by the artwork in our galleries. To capture those moments, our Museum Shop has transformed some of...
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Around the middle of the summer each year, a glorious day arrives where we get to spend its entirety celebrating the life and work of artist Andrew Wyeth. Born right here in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1917, Wyeth went on to achieve international acclaim for his artwork—a majority of which focused on this beautiful part of the country and the people who call it home.
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This Mother’s Day, give Mom a gift that is truly a work of art.
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By: Andrew Stewart, Director of Marketing and Communications
Working in the communications department allows me to interact with the wonderful people who bring together the exhibitions, programs, musical performance and special events of the museum. Many of those people work behind the scenes. Some work on flower arrangements for an event, while others...
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By: Christine B. Podmaniczky, Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
In the winter of 1934-35, Andrew Wyeth and his soon-to-be brother-in-law, John McCoy, were studying under N. C. Wyeth in the famed artist’s studio, working on many subjects side-by-side.
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