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Pyle at Play: Memories of Rehoboth Beach

By: Eileen Fay, Research Center Archivist (2019-2021)

Have you checked out A Passion for Pyle: The Paul Preston Davis Collection, a new digital exhibition from the Brandywine's Annenberg Research Center? Derived from an extensive collection of archival research materials related to artist Howard Pyle, the Davis Collection was created and donated by local collector and historian Paul Preston Davis. The following blog post, written by former Research Center Archivist, Eileen Fay, delves into the stories of Howard Pyle’s summer home at Rehoboth Beach, utilizing research materials found within the Davis Collection. 

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Coffee with a Curator: Sarah Cash

By: Andrew Stewart, Director of Marketing and Communications

Working in the communications department allows me to interact with the wonderful people who bring together the exhibitions, programs, musical performance and special events of the museum. Many of those people work behind the scenes. Some work on flower arrangements for an event, while others may...

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The Nureyev-Wyeth Connection

By: Amanda Burdan, Associate Curator
“How is a dancer like a painter?” When the dancer is Rudolf Nureyev and the painter is Jamie Wyeth, they’re alike in more ways than you might think.
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A Visit with Mo Willems

By: Christine B. Podmaniczky, Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
Last week, Nick Clark, guest curator for the upcoming Get the Picture! Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration, visited Mo Willems at his studio. Mo’s work will be featured in the exhibition—Yes, Elephant, Piggie and the pigeon will be at the museum! Nick sent back some photos.
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