Wyeth’s cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 9, 1905Īudio: …and his magazine covers for publications including The Saturday Evening Post, made Wyeth a household name. Hands,” said I, “and I’ll blow your brains out!”, 1911, on the rightĪudio: The iconic illustrations he created for classic stories such as Treasure Island… Wyeth’s dustjacket for Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, published 1915, on the left and his painting “One more step, Mr. WyethĪudio: By the time he painted this work, Wyeth’s career was at a crossroads. Video: The painting Self-portrait with Palette, c. Video: The entrance to the Brandywine Museum of ArtĪudio: …and it became part of the Brandywine Museum in 1982.Īudio: His studio opened to the public in 1996.Īudio: Wyeth’s Island Funeral is a tempera and oil painting on panel…Īudio: …that was created in this very place over a period of three years beginning in 1934. Wyeth’s studioĪudio: We’re in Wyeth’s studio right here in Chadds Ford. Wyeth, and tell you why I think it is truly a masterpiece. Today, I would like to talk about one of my favorite works from our collection, Island Funeral by N. Welcome to Bank of America’s Masterpiece Moment. On-screen text: Thomas Padon, Director of the Brandywine Museum of ArtĪudio-Thomas Padon: Hello, I’m Thomas Padon, Director of the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Video: Thomas Padon, Director of the Brandywine Museum of Art, standing next to the painting Island Funeral, 1939, by N. Wyeth (American, 1882–1945), Island Funeral, 1939, Egg tempera and oil on hardboard, 44 1/2 x 52 3/8 in. Video: The painting Island Funeral, 1939, by N. On-screen text: Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA Video: An exterior shot of the Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and interior shots of N. Graphic: Bank of America presents Masterpiece Moment
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