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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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Deck the Halls

By: Liesl, Education Intern

I arrived at the Brandywine River Museum in late November to a whirlwind of action as over eighty volunteers and staff members were decorating the museum for Christmas.

I will admit then when I first arrived on the first floor lobby, I was so overwhelmed by all that was going...

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A Family Celebration

By: Kelly, Education Intern

Although I will be back at the end of January, today is my final day of the semester as an intern with the Research Center.

What a wonderful note to end on, as I was able to spend last week helping the incredible Brandywine staff prepare for the annual Christmas display!

As noted in...

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“A State of Wondering”

By: Liesl, Education Intern
On November 15th, the Brandywine River Museum had the pleasure of having Richard Meryman come to the museum for a lecture. Meryman, who had been a writer for Life magazine, among many other things, had done numerous interviews with the late Andrew Wyeth and has written books on the artist including his latest one: Andrew Wyeth: A Spoken Self- Portrait.
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Imagine Brandywine: Which is YOUR Favorite?

By: Liesl, Education Intern

With each passing day, the temperature seems colder, the trees have less leaves and it gets darker earlier.

This would make a person rather sad and yet I have arrived every day this week with a big smile on my face the moment I enter the Brandywine River Museum.  This...

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Andrew Wyeth: A “Renaissance” Man

By: Kelly, Education Intern
I recently finished working on a project so captivating that I didn’t want it to end. As mentioned in my previous blog, the Brandywine Research Center recently acquired several hundred letters written to Andrew Wyeth’s sister, Ann Wyeth McCoy. Twenty two of these letters are from Andrew, primarily from the 1940’s when Andrew was in his twenties and early thirties...
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