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Past Exhibitions

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The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick

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This exhibition explores the interdisciplinary creativity of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), the famed American artist best known as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement...

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Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), Bean Boots, 1985, oil on panel, 37 x 50 in. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. Gift of the Cawley Family, 2001.29.1

Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled

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This exhibition traces a persistent vein of intriguing, often disconcerting imagery over the career of renowned artist Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946). Frequently countered and even hidden by Wyeth’s fuller body of work—particularly his well-known coastal views and farmscapes—the darker and more...

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Sophie Blackall, illustration for Farmhouse, 2022, collage and mixed media, 10 x20 inches, lent by the artist.

Rooted: Family and Nature in Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration

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This exhibition explores the enduring bonds of nature and family through a lively presentation of original artwork from eight illustrated children’s books. The illustrations on view will feature a diverse group of protagonists who experience compelling moments in their everyday lives, whether...

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Allan Freelon, Gloucester Harbor, ca. 1929, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. Purchased with Museum funds, 2021

Allan Freelon: Painter, Printmaker, Teacher

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Since 2020, Brandywine has acquired 24 works by the Philadelphia born artist and educator Allan Randall Freelon. This exhibition endeavors to introduce audiences to Freelon’s life and work with a spotlight on these recent acquisitions...

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Untitled, 1961 watercolor on paper B0920 Collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art

Abstract Flash: Unseen Andrew Wyeth

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Andrew Wyeth said, “My struggle is to preserve that abstract flash like something you caught out of the corner of your eye” and on numerous occasions called himself an abstract artist. Prompted by these statements, this exhibition is the first to focus on this major American artist’s...

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Joseph Stella, Flowers, Italy, ca. 1930 Oil on canvas, 74 3/4 × 74 3/4 in. Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Marshall

Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature

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A pioneering modernist in American art, Joseph Stella (1877-1946) is recognized primarily for his dynamic Futurist-inspired paintings of New York, in particular Coney Island and the Brooklyn Bridge. Through these majestic works—which emerged beginning in 1913—Stella established his reputation...

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Andrew Wyeth, Swifts – First Version, 1991, watercolor on paper. Collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art B3122r © Wyeth Foundation for American Art/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Andrew Wyeth: Home Places

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This exhibition is a presentation of nearly 50 paintings and drawings of local buildings that inspired Wyeth time and again over seven decades of his career.

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Dark photo of trees and a lake

Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black

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This exhibition is a selection of photographs from Bey’s critically acclaimed series from 2017. Regarded as one of the most important photographers working today, Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) is recognized for his compelling, large-scale portraits and street photographs of marginalized people...

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