Behind the Scenes of Up East: Andrew Wyeth in Maine

Join us for an insider’s look at the new exhibition, Up East: Andrew Wyeth in Maine with Dr. William L. Coleman, the exhibition’s curator and Director of the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center.  

Up East brings to Chadds Ford for the first time a broad overview of the key sites of Wyeth’s Maine work, including two temperas and 32 watercolors, many of which have never been exhibited before. Muscongus Bay and the coves of its Saint George River in particular offered the artist an evocative environment of granite, weathered pines, and salt air, and the stories of the people who had co-existed with these surroundings for millenia. Wyeth responded to the ancient shell middens that made evident the longstanding and continuing Abenaki presence in the landscape and re-imagined the early European encounters with this land. He painted the structures and vessels that are characteristic of the area, both imbued with the spirit of the people of the place, who became his friends and models.

This pay-what-you-wish webinar will be held online and the Zoom link to access the program will be sent to the email address used during registration. Please double-check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive the confirmation email. The program will be recorded and the link to the recording will be shared a few weeks after the live program. If you encounter any difficulties in registering or accessing the Zoom link after registering, please email [email protected].