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A pioneering modernist in American art, Joseph Stella (1877-1946) is recognized primarily for his dynamic Futurist-inspired paintings of New York, in particular Coney Island and the Brooklyn Bridge. Through these majestic works—which emerged beginning in 1913—Stella established his reputation...
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This exhibition is a presentation of nearly 50 paintings and drawings of local buildings that inspired Wyeth time and again over seven decades of his career.
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Fragile Earth highlights the diverse approaches taken by four of the leading contemporary artists—Jennifer Angus, Mark Dion, Courtney Mattison and James Prosek—whose work engages with environmental themes.
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This exhibition examined how, after World War I, artists without formal training “crashed the gates” of major museums in the United States, diversifying the art world across lines of race, ethnicity, class, ability, and gender. ...
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This exhibition is a selection of photographs from Bey’s critically acclaimed series from 2017. Regarded as one of the most important photographers working today, Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) is recognized for his compelling, large-scale portraits and street photographs of marginalized people...
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To honor the 100th birthday of celebrated artist Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021), the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, organized Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings...
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As part of the Museum’s ongoing sculptural program inviting artists to explore their responses to the local landscape, Ian Stabler has been commissioned to create a temporary site-specific installation on the Brandywine campus this summer. ...
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Ralston Crawford’s art underwent a dramatic evolution in the 1940s influenced by aviation—from his personal experiences in flight, to his exposure to the construction of airplanes and the destruction they wrought in the war. ...
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Brandywine co-organized this exhibition with the San Antonio Museum of Art (on view June 11–September 5, 2021) and Dixon Gallery and Gardens (on view January 23–April 9, 2021).
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The Brandywine River Museum of Art pays tribute to Betsy James Wyeth (1921-2020) with a display of drawings and paintings of and about her in the Andrew Wyeth Gallery, and with a biography of her remarkable life presented in the first-floor lobby of the Museum.Betsy Wyeth was her husband...
Read More![[Suffragists demonstrating against Woodrow Wilson in Chicago, 1916], Library of Congress, Records of the National Woman’s Party.](/sites/default/files/images/slideshows/suffrage-votes-Chicago.jpg)
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The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which granted women the right to vote—although many voting struggles persisted for marginalized groups following its ratification.
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The historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, civil rights march concerned one issue—the right to vote. Two thousand marchers set out on March 21 along Route 80, known as the “Jefferson Davis Highway.” After two failed attempts to complete the march, President Johnson dispatched...
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Fairy tales are age-old stories that teach life lessons, touch on dark fears and elemental truths, and seed nascent imaginations. The universality of their appeal has inspired illustrators for centuries.From October 5, 2019 through January 5, 2020, the Brandywine River Museum of Art...
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The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the Halloween-themed paintings of renowned Philadelphia artist Peter Paone (born 1936). Halloween has long been a subject of fascination for the artist, and in the last decade he has produced a series of works devoted to the theme....
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Well known during the 20th century for his bold, imaginative illustrations that brought new characterizations to classic stories such as Treasure Island and The Boy’s King Arthur, N. C. Wyeth vigorously pursued parallel interests in painting landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes, murals, and advertising images throughout his career.
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Artist, collector, author—Douglas Allen’s principal interests are profoundly influenced by the art of N. C. Wyeth. As a young boy, Allen began collecting books, posters, magazines, and other ephemera related to Wyeth. His passion continues even today as he refines an incomparable collection...
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