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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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A Colorful Crowd

By: Liz, Museum Education Intern
Last Tuesday the Malvern School “Friends” came into the Brandywine River Museum and were read the charming children’s book, Olivia, which features an aspiring singing and museum loving pig. I was fortunate enough to observe a group going on a tour of the Bayard and Mary Sharp Gallery where Jamie Wyeth’s infamous Portrait of Pig (1970) is located. When the children were led into the gallery by one of Brandywine’s knowledgeable docents, they gathered around Portrait of Pig and were excited to see and hear about the corn-fed pig.
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Exploring Art & Nature with the LACC!

By: Emily, Museum Education Intern
The Brandywine River Museum offers many tours for schools and community groups to get children more involved in the arts. This summer, the Latin American Community Center of Wilmington brought their campers to the museum to experience art of the Brandywine Valley and also to make art of their own. One of the tour guides, Debbie, started off by explaining to campers different ideas such as the definition of an art museum, how preserving nature is important and how the museum and conservancy came to be.
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Walking In Andrew’s Footsteps

By: Liz, Museum Education Intern
Kuerner Farm is a rustic yet visually stunning white farmhouse and working Pennsylvania bank-style barn. This past week myself and fellow blogger and Education intern, Emily, were able to experience the beautiful Kuerner Farm. We were able to get an “all-access” tour of the barn itself, by the youngest Kuerner family member, which was an absolutely splendid opportunity.
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Looking at Helga

By: Liz, Museum Education Intern

One aspect of the Brandywine River Museum that I cherish most, and many visitors appreciate as well, is the opportunity to view portraits of Helga that are often on display in the Andrew Wyeth Gallery.

From 1971 to 1985, Wyeth painted and sketched Helga Testorf, a German...

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Visiting Kuerner Farm

By: Emily, Museum Education Intern
One of the cool things about the Brandywine River Museum is that many of the pieces were created right down the road from it. For example, the Kuerner Farm that Andrew Wyeth recreated in many of his painting is just a short drive from the museum and opened to the public for tours. Being able toexperience the farm in person really gave me a new perspective on Andrew’s work.
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