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Past Exhibitions

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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Ralston Crawford

Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War

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Ralston Crawford’s art underwent a dramatic evolution in the 1940s influenced by aviation—from his personal experiences in flight, to his exposure to the construction of airplanes and the destruction they wrought in the war. ...

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Andrew Wyeth (1917 - 2009), MAGA’S DAUGHTER, 1966, tempera on panel. Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection.

Betsy James Wyeth: A Tribute

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The Brandywine River Museum of Art pays tribute to Betsy James Wyeth (1921-2020) with a display of drawings and paintings of and about her in the Andrew Wyeth Gallery, and with a biography of her remarkable life presented in the first-floor lobby of the Museum.Betsy Wyeth was her husband...

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to 25,000 civil rights marchers at conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March.

Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein

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The historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, civil rights march concerned one issue—the right to vote. Two thousand marchers set out on March 21 along Route 80, known as the “Jefferson Davis Highway.” After two failed attempts to complete the march, President Johnson dispatched...

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[Suffragists demonstrating against Woodrow Wilson in Chicago, 1916], Library of Congress, Records of the National Woman’s Party.

Votes for Women: A Visual History

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The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which granted women the right to vote—although many voting struggles persisted for marginalized groups following its ratification.

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Brian Pinkney (b. 1961), What a grand entrance Cendrillon made!, 1998, oil on scratchboard. Collection of the artist

Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined

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Fairy tales are age-old stories that teach life lessons, touch on dark fears and elemental truths, and seed nascent imaginations. The universality of their appeal has inspired illustrators for centuries.From October 5, 2019 through January 5, 2020, the Brandywine River Museum of Art...

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Peter Paone, The Party, 2015, Acrylic on panel, 48 x 48 in., Collection of the Artist

Reality Reassembled: The Halloween Paintings of Peter Paone

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The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the Halloween-themed paintings of renowned Philadelphia artist Peter Paone (born 1936). Halloween has long been a subject of fascination for the artist, and in the last decade he has produced a series of works devoted to the theme....

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N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), Island Funeral, 1939, egg tempera and oil on hardboard, 44 1/2 x 52 3/8 in. Brandywine River Museum of Art, Gift of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of A

N. C. Wyeth: New Perspectives

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Well known during the 20th century for his bold, imaginative illustrations that brought new characterizations to classic stories such as Treasure Island and The Boy’s King Arthur, N. C. Wyeth vigorously pursued parallel interests in painting landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes, murals, and advertising images throughout his career.

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puzzle box

N. C. Wyeth: A Personal Perspective

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Artist, collector, author—Douglas Allen’s principal interests are profoundly influenced by the art of N. C. Wyeth. As a young boy, Allen began collecting books, posters, magazines, and other ephemera related to Wyeth. His passion continues even today as he refines an incomparable collection...

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George Inness, 1825-1894, Moonrise, Alexandria Bay, 1891, Oil on canvas, 30 ¼ x 45 ¼ in., Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Bequest of Richard M. Scaife, 2015.65

American Beauty: Highlights from the Richard M. Scaife Bequest

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The Brandywine River Museum of Art and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art have come together in this exhibition to share their finest works from the Richard M. Scaife Bequest. A long-time trustee of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art—as well as a newspaper publisher, art...

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