Wyeth, Andrew - 1917-
The fifth and youngest child of N.C. Wyeth, the well-known illustrator, Andrew Wyeth was born July 12, 1917 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. A sickly child who ended up with whooping cough, he was home-schooled by his parents in all subjects, including art. With a vivid imagination and a fascination for art, his father encouraged him to pursue his watercolor painting.
He held his first one-man show in 1937 in Port Clyde, Maine, where the Wyeth family had a summer home. It was an instant success. He went on to have many more, including a solo museum exhibition at the Farnsworth Art Museum. He has been featured on the cover of American Artist and many other magazines including Saturday Evening Post.
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