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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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Bringing “Natural Selections” Together

By: Virginia H. O’Hara, Curator of Collections & Coordinator of Curatorial Affairs
It is late July. An exciting shipment of watercolor paintings by Andrew Wyeth, being lent from the Wyeth Center in Rockland, Maine, have just arrived. The excitement stems from the fact that the works are from Mrs. Andrew Wyeth’s private collection at the Center and seldom leave Maine. They have rarely been shown in Chadds Ford.
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Touring Pippin’s West Chester

By: Mark

West Chester, Pennsylvania is an unusual place.

Even with a growing population of nearly 19,000 the borough has retained a unique character, something that becomes apparent when you first visit.  Architecturally, many of the historic downtown buildings stand intact,...

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Sound and Color: Experiencing Burchfield to Music

By: Mark

If you have yet to see the current exhibition on Burchfield, I would highly recommend you do so this weekend before it closes.

On the exhibition’s last day, we will have a special opportunity to experience the work of Burchfield through a new perspective. From 10 am-1 pm we will be...

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