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Colby College has acquired two islands off Maine that inspired the first family of American art, and will show newly discovered works that Andrew Wyeth drew in secret.
Farnsworth announces historic bequest of 27 major Wyeth works from Betsy Wyeth
James Wyeth, (American, b. 1946), Shorty, 1963. Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches.
ROCKLAND, ME
.-The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, announced the receipt of major gifts of art from the bequest of Betsy James Wyeth. All twenty-seven new acquisitions by the three generations of Wyeth painters, N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth, will be on view, beginning Saturday, May 15, as part of a landmark new exhibition entitled Betsys Gift: The Works of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth. The exhibition will be accompanied by a complementary exhibition of works by Andrew Wyeth, Betsy Wyeth: Partner and Muse, which features five Wyeth works that have never been exhibited in public. Betsy James Wyeth passed away last spring, at the age of ninety-eight.
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A Remarkable Love Story and Family Legacy: A Tribute to the Talented Betsy Wyeth
The wife, partner, muse, and great love of the late realist artist Andrew Wyeth
The Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, presents 20 drawings and paintings by the late American realist painter Andrew Wyeth. All of the art exhibited depicts Andrew’s wife, Betsy, or the places and objects she held dear. The small exhibition is a tender tribute to Betsy, who passed away on April 21, 2020. “Maga’s Daughter,” 1966, by Andrew Wyeth. Tempera on panel. The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection. (Copyright 2020 Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)