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Looking at Helga

One aspect of the Brandywine River Museum that I cherish most, and many visitors appreciate as well, is the opportunity to view portraits of Helga that are often on display in the Andrew Wyeth Gallery.

From 1971 to 1985, Wyeth painted and sketched Helga Testorf, a German...

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Visiting Kuerner Farm

One of the cool things about the Brandywine River Museum is that many of the pieces were created right down the road from it. For example, the Kuerner Farm that Andrew Wyeth recreated in many of his painting is just a short drive from the museum and opened to the public for tours. Being able toexperience the farm in person really gave me a new perspective on Andrew’s work.
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