Brandywine Museum of Art

Brandywine Museum of Art Discover Wyeth and American art on view in our galleries and tour the N.C. Wyeth House & Studio, Andrew Wyeth Studio and more. www.brandywine.org/museum

06/02/2026

🎉 Big news! The Brandywine is pleased to announce the publication of an initial 1,200 artworks by Andrew Wyeth from the Wyeth Foundation’s collection to the public web for the first time ever.

This new, searchable collections online platform allows you to browse through a broad representation of Wyeth's temperas and watercolors, some iconic and some rarely seen before. More works will be added in regular batches in coming months as we work in close partnership with the Wyeth Foundation for American Art to make this definitive collection that was formed and documented by Betsy Wyeth more widely known and available.

We invite you to explore this exciting new resource at collections.brandywine.org/wyethfoundation

Born this day in 1936 in Wilmington, Delaware, George A. Weymouth, better known to his family and friends as “Frolic,” w...
06/02/2026

Born this day in 1936 in Wilmington, Delaware, George A. Weymouth, better known to his family and friends as “Frolic,” was a founder and longtime chairman of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art.

In 1967, along with William Prickett Jr. And Francis I. duPont, Weymouth acquired 47 acres of local land in order to preserve it from industrial development, founding the organization that would become the Brandywine Conservancy. With encouragement from Andrew and Betsy Wyeth and others in the community, Weymouth helped open the Brandywine Museum of Art in 1971 in a renovated 19th century grist mill on the Brandywine River. The Museum soon brought international attention to the region’s artistic legacy, in particular that of the Wyeth family.

Beyond these accomplishments, however, Weymouth saw himself first and foremost as an artist. His love of the land and his quest to preserve it went hand-in-hand with his artistic vision. Weymouth’s subjects tended to be friends, family, and the scenery that surrounded him daily—particularly the bucolic landscape of his estate in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

🎨: George A. Weymouth (1936 - 2016), Our Crowd, 1965. © George A. Weymouth. Used by permission. collections.brandywine.org

05/31/2026

Cherishing every last moment with this masterpiece before our special exhibition, "Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition," closes TODAY (5/31)!

It has been an honor to present the global museum debut of this monumental, rediscovered masterwork by renowned Hudson River School artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900) and to offer visitors the rare opportunity to see it publicly displayed for the first time since 1873.

If you haven't experienced this extraordinary painting in person—or would like one last look—today is your final chance. Titled "Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway," the work is a breathtaking celebration of the American landscape and a highlight of this landmark exhibition.

The Museum is open today from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

🎨: Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), Autumn in the Ramapo Valley, Erie Railway, 1873, oil on canvas, 38 5/8 × 68 1/8 in. The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Foundation for American Art

Now on view through June 7 in our special exhibition, "Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life," take a close...
05/30/2026

Now on view through June 7 in our special exhibition, "Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life," take a closer look at the details in—and inspiration behind—Katie Butler’s "Small Potatoes."

Bringing together works by 10 contemporary artists across painting, sculpture, mixed media, and video, "Abundance/Excess" explores the enduring tradition of still life through a contemporary lens. Featured artists include Kate Abercrombie, Sungho Bae, Katie Butler, Ilana Harris-Babou, artist collaborators Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib, King Cobra, Tamara Kostianovsky, sTo Len, Cara Romero, and Misha Wyllie. Learn more at www.brandywine.org/abundance.

🖼️ Want to see the inspiration for yourself? This weekend is your last chance to view both Butler’s "Small Potatoes" and Carolyn Wyeth’s "Snake Fence"—one of the paintings referenced in Butler’s work—currently on view in "Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition" through tomorrow (5/31).

🎨: Katie Butler (b. 1995), Small Potatoes, 2026, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Abattoir Gallery; All other works by Carolyn Wyeth (1909 – 1994): 1) Snake Fence, 1975, oil on canvas; 2) Horse and Cart, ca. 1975, oil on canvas; 3) Mask of Keats, ca. 1940, oil on canvas. collections.brandywine.org

05/29/2026

Time for a farewell spin around our special exhibition "Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition" before it closes THIS SUNDAY (5/31).

Don't miss your chance to see this incredible exhibition featuring the global museum debut of a monumental, rediscovered masterwork by the leading Hudson River School artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), which is now on public view for the first time since 1873. Additional works by Cropsey, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Albert Bierstadt, William Trost Richards, and more survey the nineteenth-century boom in landscape painting in the United States before tracing a clear line of descent to the further development of American landscape art, via Homer, Bellows, N.C. Wyeth, and Andrew Wyeth.

To learn more, visit: brandywine.org/cropsey-wyeth

There's nothing better than home sweet home at the end of a long day. 🏡🎨: Peter Hurd (1904 - 1984), Stone House, n.d., t...
05/27/2026

There's nothing better than home sweet home at the end of a long day. 🏡

🎨: Peter Hurd (1904 - 1984), Stone House, n.d., tempera on artists' board. © artist, artist's estate, or other rights holders. collections.brandywine.org

Born on this day in 1887 in Hartford, Connecticut, Laura Wheeler Waring was one of the most influential portraitists of ...
05/26/2026

Born on this day in 1887 in Hartford, Connecticut, Laura Wheeler Waring was one of the most influential portraitists of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the few women artists associated with the movement.

She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, graduating in 1914 and receiving a scholarship to travel to Paris, though her post-graduate studies in Europe were cut short with the outbreak of World War I. Upon her return, she founded the art and music departments at the State Normal School at Cheyney (later renamed Cheyney University) and taught there for over 30 years. In addition to teaching, she became a respected portraitist, depicting prominent African Americans including W.E.B. DuBois, James Weldon Johnson, and Marian Anderson.

Throughout her career, she continued to travel to Europe, where she was immersed in the modern art world; although her works tended toward realism, she was exposed to avant-garde styles and even exhibited her work in Parisian galleries. She also regularly contributed illustrations and covers to the NAACP’s magazine "The Crisis."

🎨: Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948), Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, ca. 1930s, oil on canvas. Purchased with Museum funds, 2024. collections.brandywine.org

Taking a moment to pause, reflect and remember all those who bravely served and sacrificed on this Memorial Day.⁣ Titled...
05/25/2026

Taking a moment to pause, reflect and remember all those who bravely served and sacrificed on this Memorial Day.⁣

Titled “Memorial Day,” this painting is by artist Barclay Rubincam, a Chester County, PA native. During World War II, Rubincam served with an engineering unit in the South Pacific but was reassigned to produce illustrations, murals and posters for the Army’s Information Education Section. After his military service he established a studio in West Chester, PA, and began his career in portraits, landscape painting, murals and graphic design.



🎨: Barclay Rubincam (1920 - 1978), Memorial Day, 1951, oil on gesso panel. collections.brandywine.org

A little morning magic to start the day. ✨Time is running out to see our special exhibition,"Cropsey, Wyeth, and the Ame...
05/24/2026

A little morning magic to start the day. ✨

Time is running out to see our special exhibition,"Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition," before it closes NEXT SUNDAY (5/31). This exhibition marks the global museum debut of a monumental, rediscovered masterwork by the leading Hudson River School artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), which is now on public view for the first time since 1873. Additional works by Cropsey, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Albert Bierstadt, William Trost Richards, and more survey the nineteenth-century boom in landscape painting in the United States before tracing a clear line of descent to the further development of American landscape art, via Homer, Bellows, N.C. Wyeth, and Andrew Wyeth.

To learn more, visit: brandywine.org/cropsey-wyeth
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🎨: Paul Weber (1823 - 1916), Sunrise in the Alleghenies, ca. 1853, oil on canvas. collections.brandywine.org

Gloomy skies, happy eyes. Here's to spending the weekend with your favorite mud buddies. 🐾Love this painting? In collabo...
05/23/2026

Gloomy skies, happy eyes. Here's to spending the weekend with your favorite mud buddies. 🐾

Love this painting? In collaboration with the artist, high-quality archival prints of Jamie Wyeth's "Dog Under Lilacs in a Downpour" are available for purchase from our Museum Shop online at: bitly.com/wyeth-lilacs
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🎨: Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), Dog Under Lilacs in a Downpour, 2018, acrylic and oil on claybord panel. © 2026 Jamie Wyeth / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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