Past Exhibitions

John McCoy (1910-1987). Brandywine at Twin Bridges, 1953, Tempera on panel, Gift of Alleta Laird Downs in memory of W. Brooke and Marjorie H. Stabler, 1992

Lure of the Brandywine: A Story of Land Conservation and Artistic Inspiration

June 7, 2014 - August 10, 2014

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...

Wilhelm Schimmel: A Bold Piece of Work

May 23, 2014 - June 22, 2014

This exhibition featured wooden sculptures hand-carved in the 19th century by German immigrant Wilhelm Schimmel (1817–1890)...

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), George Washington at Yorktown, 1938 / 1939 Oil on hardboard (Renaissance Panel). Gift of John Morrell & Company. In the permanent collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Image © University Museums, Iowa

N.C. Wyeth's America in the Making

January 25, 2014 - May 18, 2014

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...

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), Prometheus, oil on panel, 1919. The Illustrated Gallery, Fort Washington, Pa. For 1920 GE Edison Mazda calendar.

A Date with Art: The Business of Illustrated Calendars

January 25, 2014 - May 18, 2014

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...

Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), Jenny Whibley Sings, 2008, oil on board, Jamie and Phyllis Wyeth Collection.

Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan

June 15, 2013 - November 17, 2013

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...

“Index Horse” weathervane, attributed to J. Howard & Co., Bridgewater, Massachusetts, circa 1850, copper and cast zinc, 20 x 24 inches, Private Collection.

Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes

May 25, 2013 - July 28, 2013

Functional and artistic, weathervanes roosted over American buildings both humble and high style—barns and banks, churches and courthouses...

Andrew Wyeth, Ides of March, 1974 tempera on panel, © Andrew Wyeth. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler.

Andrew Wyeth's "Ides of March": The Making of a Masterpiece

March 15, 2013 - May 27, 2013

This exhibition offered a historic opportunity to view Andrew Wyeth's rarely-seen tempera painting, Ides of March (1974)...

F.O.C. Darley (1822-1888). Pfalz Castle, on the Rhine (detail), 1866

The Magic Pencil of the Amazing F.O.C. Darley

January 19, 2013 - March 10, 2013

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...

Winter, The Little Showman Series No. 2, New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1884, Collection of Ann Staples

Pop-Up! Illustration in 3D

November 23, 2012 - January 6, 2013

With the element of surprise and the excitement of motion, pop-up books delight everyone...

Horst Janssen (German, 1929-1995), Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, 1988, Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art © ARS, NY/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Picturing Poe: Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Stories and Poems

September 8, 2012 - November 15, 2012

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...