Past Exhibitions

Howard Pyle (1853-1911), The Nation Makers, 1903, oil on canvas, Illustration in Collier's Weekly, June 2, 1906, Collection of Brandywine River Museum.

Honoring Howard Pyle: Major Works from the Collections

September 17, 2011 - November 17, 2011

The imaginative and fluent work of Howard Pyle (1853–1911) has thrilled readers and inspired generations of artists...

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), All day he hung round the cove, or upon the cliffs, with a brass telescope (detail) (1911), oil on canvas, collection of the Brandywine River Museum.

N.C. Wyeth's Treasure Island, Classic Illustrations for a Classic Tale

September 10, 2011 - November 20, 2011

The year 2011 was the 100th anniversary of the publication of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth...

© Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), Basket Hook, c. 1981, combined mediums and drybrush on paper, 19 ½ x 24 ½ inches, collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Wyeth.

Farm Work by Jamie Wyeth

June 11, 2011 - September 11, 2011

Farms have long provided rich sources of imagery for Jamie Wyeth. This exhibition surveyed five decades of his lively depictions of farm animals, equipment and the surrounding landscape...

Barry Moser (b. 1940), Self Portrait with Burin (2nd State) (ca. 1987), wood engraving on paper, 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches, collection of the Brandywine River Museum, Gift of Justin Schiller, 1989.

This exhibition featured the work of Barry Moser, the illustrator and bookwright whose limited editions and trade books transcend the ordinary, propelling each volume from a diversion into a fine work of art in its own right...

Bird whistle, John Dry (or Drey), Dryville Pottery, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1809. Signed “John / Drey / 1809.” Winterthur, bequest of Henry Francis du Pont. Photo: Jim Schneck

Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur

January 22, 2011 - March 20, 2011

During the 18th and 19th centuries, red earthenware was omnipresent in the homes of southeastern Pennsylvania residents...

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), War (1914), oil on canvas, illustration for War, by John Luther Long, published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, private collection

Romance in Conflict: N.C. Wyeth's Civil War Paintings

January 22, 2011 - March 20, 2011

Throughout his career, N.C. Wyeth was commissioned to paint Civil War subjects as illustrations, murals and even calendar pictures...

Royal Lacey Scoville (ca. 1871- 1938), Untitled (ca. 1915), water- color and ink on illustration board, Collection of the Brandywine River Museum, gift of Jonathan Godfrey Wells, III, and Peter Scoville Wells, Sr., 2005.

The Imaginary Beasts of Royal Lacey Scoville

November 26, 2010 - January 9, 2011

This special exhibition presented 38 whimsical watercolors that form an original narrative written and illustrated by Royal Lacey Scoville for his daughter Eleanore...

Robert C. Jackson: Target the Artist, 2009 Oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches. Collection of the artist

Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

September 11, 2010 - November 18, 2010

The Brandywine River Museum of Art's collection includes numerous examples of the realist tradition known as "trompe l'oeil." A French term meaning "to fool the eye," trompe l'oeil applies to art that cleverly fools viewers into thinking they are looking at actual objects rather than...

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Past Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions