Andrew Wyeth was one of the greatest American visual artists of the 20th century. Many of you are already familiar with his work. Namely Christina’s World, which is currently on display at MOMA.
Wyeth was born to paint. In fact, he started drawing before he could even read. Due to his less than ideal health, he was home-schooled throughout his entire childhood. His father was his only teacher. He actually produced illustrations under his fathers name as a teen.
Wyeth had a tremendous amount of admiration for some of America’s greatest pioneers– Emerson, Tolstoy, Thoreau. They all shared a profound relationship with nature. This is clearly reflected in most all of his paintings.
Fact of the matter is, Andrew Wyeth is one of the most noteworthy gentleman to have been born on American soil. His name is, and should be synonymous with true American culture.
I would love to have met the man before he passed away in 2009, if only to have shaken his hand. That would have been an impressive conversation piece.
