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Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Presents Wyeth A family of Artists

Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Presents Wyeth A family of Artists. N.C. Wyeth The Great Illustrator. Andrew Wyeth The painter of old barns. James Wyeth Paints attractive animals in cute poses and bucolic settings.

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Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Presents Wyeth A family of Artists

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  1. Chatham Park • Art in the Class Room • Presents • Wyeth • A family of Artists Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  2. N.C. Wyeth The Great Illustrator Andrew Wyeth The painter of old barns James Wyeth Paints attractive animals in cute poses and bucolic settings. Who are the Wyeth’s? The following will be a brief introduction to three generations of Wyeth’s. Our goal is to assist in broadening your understanding of their art in preparation for your visit to the Brandywine River Museum. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  3. Techniques,N.C. Wyeth, is acclaimed for accuracy and historic detailAndrew, for the detail itselfJames, for the lushness of his paint. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  4. Newell Convers Wyeth was born to Andrew Newell Wyeth II and Henrietta Wyeth.N.C. Wyeth was instilled with American traditions and the romance of everyday living. “ I in turn have inherited that strange love for things remote, things delicately perfumed with that sadness that is so exquisitely beautiful. …I only dare hope that I can commune these feelings to you in my work—sometime” Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth N. C. Wyeth 1916

  5. N. C. Wyeth was accepted in 1902, to the Howard Pyle School of Art in Wilmington, Delaware and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.Americans were enjoying the “golden age” of American Illustration. Pyle was one of the country’s finest illustrators and recognized as the most important American teacher of that art.Pyle had an immediate, dramatic and long lasting influence on N.C. Wyeth as well as the art of Andrew and James. Pyle’s influence would span three generations of Wyeth Artists. The Wonder Clock, 1888 Pen and Ink on Paper The Nation Makers, 1903 Oil on canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth The influence of Howard Pyle

  6. While looking to Pyle for guidance and criticism, Wyeth began to think of himself as a western illustrator. The American West was a magical world for the young man. By 1904 Wyeth had received a commission to illustrate a western story. Wyeth decided his subjects would be more than western life but solid American subjects. Photographs made by N.C. Wyeth on his Western trip, 1904 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  7. “From an upper snow platform to which the hard blocks were thrown, a second man heaved them over the bank.”Illustration for The Outing Magazine. Notice how Wyeth’s command of light and shadow pull your vision to the center of the painting.Also notice the accuracy of the body and its sense of movement.N.C. Wyeth would go on to illustrate for many magazines. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth Attack of the Snow Shovels N. C. Wyeth, 1906 Oil on Canvas

  8. “A shower of arrows rained on our dead horses from the closing circle of redmen”Illustration for Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger.Notice how a simple background reinforces your attention to the horses and the foreground. • . Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth Fight on the Plains N. C. Wyeth c. 1916

  9. This painting demonstrates Wyeth’s understanding of the subject, as well as his technical ability, dramatic design, and use of light and shadow. In the foreground notice how the Indian and his canoe are painted with much detail, while the background is broadly brushed and thinly painted.It is often said that native Americans generally traveled in the shadows so not to be seen. This painting appears to capture the essences of quiet travel.Illustration for The Indian in His Solitude, The Outing Magazine. • . Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth In the Crystal Depths N. C. Wyeth c. 1906

  10. By 1906 or perhaps earlier N. C. Wyeth was beginning to question his commitment to illustration. “ It has been absolutely evident to me the last six months, of the uselessness of clinging to illustration to make great art”Pyle would say it is a stepping stone to painting.N. C. Wyeth would continue with illustration due to its excellent source of income, which provided nicely for his family and he experimented with his own landscapes but would never make the complete commitment to painting.In all his work as in his illustrations, his style changed frequently as he experimented with numerous techniques. The work to the right is an Unpublished illustration • . Mowing Oil on Canvas N. C. Wyeth 1907 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  11. “Nothing would escape their black, jewel-like inscrutable eyes.”Illustration for Harpers Monthly MagazineThe sun appears to be setting on these native Americans, and perhaps their thoughts are about a loosing battle or loosing their land.N.C.Wyeth has an amazing understanding of the body and can paint it with such feeling. You can sense that these three have just lost something. The Guardians N.C.Wyeth Oil on Canvas 1911 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  12. Illustration for McKeon’s Graft, New Story Magazine.Wyeth’s command of the human scale and his ability to pose his subjects adds a sense of realism to his work.The robber has a sense of motion to him. The light background forces your attention to the robbers activity. …and the car is about to be disconnected. Train Robbery Oil on Canvas N. C. Wyeth 1912 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  13. N. C. Wyeth and his wife Carolyn had five talented childeren.Henrietta, a well known painter of portraits and still life's. She married one of her fathers students, the artist Peter Hurd.Carolyn’s, bold and distinctive work depicts objects and places with a strong relationship to her family.Nathaniel, a talented engineer with inventions that affected contemporary life.Ann, a composer, also married one of her father’s students, John W. McCoy.Andrew, the youngest. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth N.C. Wyeth Photograph c. 1940-1945

  14. Andrew Wyeth was born on Thoreau’s one hundredth birthday, July 12, 1917. Father and son had in common some of the most important elements that shaped their art;a love for details of the rural landscape,A sense of romance,a strongly felt heritage,admiration for certain other artists and writers,innate artistic ability,and a deep concern with technique. Andrew Wyeth Photograph 1985 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  15. Andrew Wyeth would treat his subjects very differently then his father, including the media used for his work. Except for Andrew’s early work he had nothing to do with illustration and had striven to reflect in unique images the land and people he has known- to do what his father wanted to do with his own private paintings. N. C. Wyeth once wrote of his son Andrew, “ he is carrying now, in such full stride forward, the fundamental study and discipline I should have followed.” May Day Andrew Wyeth 1960 Watercolor on Paper. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  16. Andrew would spend an enormous amount of time with his father, due in part because he was not a healthy child. His father was his greatest influence and closest companion.Andrew’s draftsmanship is distinguished by its control, sureness of line and firmness of detail, but also by a simplicity that refuses unnecessary flourish of detail. Weather Side Andrew Wyeth 1965 Tempera on Panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  17. Andrew avoids obvious drama and shows an economy of detail. He wanted to avoid the pitfalls that he believed were part of the Pyle school and go beyond “just picture making.” Distant Thunder 1961 Andrew Wyeth Tempera on Panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  18. The moon light is the key element to make this simple landscape a beautiful composition of irregular geometric shapes.Is it a painting of the landscape or of the house, or both Wolf Moon 1975 Andrew Wyeth Watercolor on Paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  19. TextureLight Shadow Trodden Weed 1951Andrew Wyeth Tempera on panel. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  20. The light poking through the bottom of trees helps to anchor the foreground and direct your attention to the highlighted ground cover.It’s simple but there is so much depth to the painting. Spruce Grove 1970 Andrew Wyeth Watercolor on Paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  21. LightShadowTexture.Light and dark images guide your view to the road.A long cold road illuminated by the moon. Border Patrol 1984 Andrew Wyeth Watercolor on Paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  22. The dark clouds and the cows lying down prepare our senses for the immanent storm. Big Top 1981 Drybrush watercolor on paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  23. There is a simple precision to this painting. In addition to a desire to view the animals through the window.The foreground, middle ground and background play important parts to this paintings composition. Spring Fed 1967 Andrew Wyeth Tempera on Panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  24. Andrew’s drafting ability is clear in this painting. The woman appears to appreciate the isolated calm. Maidenhair 1974 Andrew Wyeth Tempera on Panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  25. TextureLightshadow Bird in the House 1979 Andrew Wyeth Watercolor on Paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  26. Andrew has an amazing ability to set the tone or mood of a painting through simple compositions, contrasted with rich tones of color, deep textures and a strong interplay of light and shadow. Racoon 1958 Andrew Wyeth Tempera on panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  27. Rag Bag 1986 Andrew Wyeth Watercolor on paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  28. The family tradition continues.The extraordinary talent with pencil, pen, and brush that were part of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth would appear in Andrew’s son James or Jamie. Childhood drawings by father and son are very similar and appear equally competent. A look at James's life and work to date, find him rooted in the family tradition, but also reveals strengths that are uniquely his. James Wyeth 1986 Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  29. From the beginning Jamie was committed to art studies. By age 12 he had a private tutor for his school work. He did not study with his father like Andrew had, instead Andrew sent James to the N.C studio building so that James could study with Andrew’s sister Carolyn. Carolyn had learned her father’s lessons well and emphasized the fundamentals of drawing. Carolyn insisted on repetitive drawing in charcoal and after two years James was ready for a change.James had many years of family heritage, experience and technique reflected in the many paintings within the studio and at home.He eventually set out on his own relying on his dad or aunt for criticism. Portrait of Andrew Wyeth 1986 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  30. By age seventeen James painted Shorty.The painting exhibits a perception many believe to be far beyond what might have been expected of a seventeen year old. Part of that is the contrast of the elegant chair and the unshaven railroad worker.James’s work will continue to demonstrate such a contrast. Portrait of Shorty 1963 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  31. Tough guy but only eighteen?Is he ready for war or are the clothes and sunglasses metaphors for an army uniform? Draft Age 1965 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  32. Notice the rich color of JFK’s face. James has an equal command of the proportions of the human body, that were strengths of his grandfather.The pose seems to be just a moment in time and the president appears deep in thought. Portrait of John F. Kennedy 1967 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  33. LightColorTexture And then into the Deep Gorge 1975 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  34. I appreciate the playfulness of this painting. Pumpkin Head – Self Portrait 1972 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  35. How many of you have heard of Andy Warhol?Notice the rich texture of his jacket and the glowing coloration of his face and hands. Portrait of Andy Warhol 1976 James Wyeth Oil on Panel Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  36. Light and dark elements help to provide a balance to this painting.Rich textures and strong farmland imagery.American heritage but from a different perspective then his grandfather. Bale 1972 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  37. This image is intended as a memorial to a dead hermit. …the sheep just pushed a huge Newfoundland dog into the sea. Islander 1975 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  38. I like this painting because the pig doesn’t seem to care about the train, and appears content to continue his walk through the fields.Notice the control of light and color and how the image in the foreground almost takes your mind off the train. Sort of like the pig and his walk through the field, he’s not worried about the train.Light TextureColorShadow Pig and the Train 1977 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  39. There is an interesting tension created in this painting. The cattle are about to move or have moved and are waiting for the next step. The background feels cold. Their noses are wet. Angus 1974 James Wyeth Oil on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  40. I enjoy this painting because the foreground and the background are so strong that you almost don’t notice the chickens in the box.The textures are rich and strong. 10W30 1981 James Wyeth Mixed Media on Paper Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  41. The moon light plays a very dynamic roll in this painting. It’s light focuses your attention to the bowl and then you become aware of the stripes of the chicken. The wood grain is vivid.The striped chickens glow in the moonlight.LightColorTextureShadow Night Chickens 1983 James Wyeth Mixed Media on Canvas Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  42. Can you answer the following?1. Name three Wyeth Artists?2. Describe some of the artistic differences between Grandfather, Son and Grandson.3. Where was N.C. Wyeth’s studio?4. Which Wyeth was a famous illustrator.5. What illustrator had a significant impact on three generations of Wyeths?6. What museum in Pennsylvania has a large collection of Wyeth Paintings?7. How many paintings are exhibited in that museum. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  43. Can you answer the following?1. Name three Wyeth Artists?N. C. Wyeth Andrew Wyeth James Wyeth Henrietta Wyeth Carolyn Wyeth2. Describe some of the artistic differences between Grandfather, Son and Grandson.N.C. Wyeth, is acclaimed for accuracy and historic detail Andrew, for the detail itself James, for the lushness of his paint. Andrew3. Where was N.C. Wyeth’s studio?Chaddsford PA4. Which Wyeth was a famous illustrator.N. C. Wyeth5. What illustrator had a significant impact on three generations of Wyeths?Howard Pyle6. What museum in Pennsylvania has a large collection of Wyeth Paintings?Brandywine River Museum7. How many paintings are exhibited in that museum.We’ll look for an answer when we visit your class for the next Art in the Classroom session. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  44. THE END Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  45. Let’s draw ! Using charcoal provided by The Chatham Park Art Room, please draw one of the images or paintings from the front of the room. Please be sure to use light and shadow as key elements in your work. Please define the foreground of the painting and the background, and decide which is more important to your drawing. Feel free to draw an imaginary background. (ie. forest, fields, trees, barns, mountains, lake, stream, playground, your own backyard) If you have more than one object in your painting, which is more important for the viewer? Is your drawing an illustration? Is your drawing art? Can you tell the difference? Remember to put your name on your drawing(s). The Art in the Classroom drawings will be displayed during the spring Art Show. Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  46. Which painting is by which Wyeth? Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  47. Which painting is by which Wyeth? Andrew Wyeth James Wyeth N. C. Wyeth Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  48. Which painting is by which Wyeth? Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  49. Which painting is by which Wyeth? James Wyeth N. C. Wyeth Andrew Wyeth Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

  50. Which painting is by which Wyeth? Chatham Park Art in the Class Room Wyeth

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