Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Fun meets fashion! Be inspired by the bright colors of spring and brighten up bandanas, napkins, t-shirts and more with colorful effects using permanent markers and rubbing alcohol. All ages can create designs, but adult supervision required...
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By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
Pianist and composer Catherine Marie Charlton spent years immersing herself in the history and art of the Wyeth family, and maintaining a daily practice of "Wyeth Walks" in the scenic Pennsylvania Brandywine Valley, where Andrew Wyeth also...
Continue ReadingMonday, May 8, 2017
By: Christine B. Podmaniczky, Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
In early May, 1917, less than a month after the United States entered World War I, N. C. Wyeth wrote to his family in Needham that “the publicity Department of the U. S. Navy has asked for work--it must be rushed to be of service....Today I completed a large mural poster, 6 x 10 feet, of the...
Continue ReadingWednesday, April 19, 2017
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art this year, a number of collectible art reproductions, which have been kept safely in storage, are reappearing again for the first time in five decades.Celebrating 50 YearsIn the mid-1960’s, Chadds...
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By: Christine B. Podmaniczky Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections & Historic Properties
In the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s archives is the black and red ledger book that N. C. Wyeth used to document the purchase of his Chadds Ford property and the construction of his house, studio and barn. The first date on the ledger? March 1, 1911.
Continue ReadingSaturday, December 31, 2016
By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
At the Brandywine River Museum of Art, A Brandywine Christmas is a time to celebrate the traditions that make the holidays so special. One of our favorite traditions is watching our Brandywine...
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