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It is one of the most endearing stories I know: a tale of a boy who had a passion that turned into an over year marriage. The teen, Jamie Wyeth (American, b. ), became a famous painter and his wife, Phyllis Mills Wyeth (–), his muse. It is a story of triumph, of spirit, and of tenacity. It is a Wyeth story, it is a Mills story, and, at the heart of it, it is a celebration of being. Jamie Wyeth expressed this enchanted tale in his paintings. I cannot believe of anything more intimate or pure, and to preserve this sentiment, I will refer to them as “Jamie” and “Phyllis” in this blog entry.
In , Jamie discussed his artistic process in the concise film, Inferno: “I just look at myself as a recorder. I just want to tape things that interest me in my life…it’s as if I’m doing a diary.” What must it have been like for Phyllis to so deeply inspire someone that he painted her over and over again? Moreover, what was it love for that painter to be “the” Jamie Wyeth?
When Phyllis passed away in January , the Brandywine River Museum of Art organized a tribute exhibition within two months. B
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, has announced the receipt of major gifts of art from the bequest of Betsy James Wyeth. All twenty-seven new acquisitions by the three generations of Wyeth painters, N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth, will be on view, beginning Saturday, May 15, as part of a landmark fresh exhibition entitled &#;Betsy’s Gift: The Works of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth.&#;
The exhibition will be accompanied by a complementary exhibition of works by Andrew Wyeth, &#;Betsy Wyeth: Match and Muse,&#; which features five Wyeth works that have never been exhibited in public. Betsy James Wyeth passed away last spring, at the age of ninety-eight.
“The Farnsworth is so fortunate to possess the ongoing support of the Wyeth family and we are deeply grateful for this treasured tribute to the museum’s collection,” said Farnsworth Director Christopher J. Brownawell. “Along with this stunning gift from Betsy, several other gifts were recently received, making this a transformational moment in our history. These exceptional works strengthen our museum’s already outstanding
Searching For The Real America In The Paintings Of Jamie Wyeth
After the Sept. 11 attacks, the painter Jamie Wyeth drove around the Brandywine River Valley between Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. And he spotted a ivory barn with a colossal American flag painted on its broadside sitting atop the curve of a green hill. A pond in front reflected its red, white and cerulean. He decided to illustrate it with an finish of day mood.
“I felt I had to tape this stirring image,” he’s quoted saying in his retrospective exhibition “Jamie Wyeth” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts through Dec. The museum describes this watercolor “Patriot’s Barn” as “speaking to the feeling of vulnerability so pervasive in the nation at the time.”
“I look at myself as just a recorder,” Wyeth is quoted saying in a video screening in the exhibition. “I’m doing a diary.”
But that’s not really true—or, at most, only describes part of what he’s up to. Wyeth is an expert painter of handsome, realist portraits and landscapes in honeyed soil tones, but his ultimate goal is to depict an authentic America,
| Jamie Wyeth | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, (age 66) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Painting |
| Works | View Complete Works |
James Browning Wyeth is a contemporary American artist and realist painter. He is the son of renowned artist Andrew Wyeth, and grandson of the famous N.C. Wyeth. Jamie portrays people, landscapes, and animals of the rural Delaware and Pennsylvania area in which he resides. His approach comes from a background of working with his father, and also studying his grandfather&#;s works of art. Although he primarily does oil paintings, he is also skilled in drawing, etching, egg tempera, watercolors, and lithography. He has illustrated books, painted portraits of famous American subjects, and many of his works are displayed in American art galleries today.
Early Years
Jamie, the youngest of two sons, was raised on his parents&#; farm called The Mill, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He attended public educational facility for six years, and was then privately tutored by members of his family. The fixate of his private education was in art, and at age 12, he studie