Jamie Wyeth: Farm Work July 23, 2011

Farms have long been a rich source of imagery for Jamie Wyeth. This exhibition surveys five decades of his lively depictions of farm animals, equipment and the surrounding landscape. Wyeth's interpretations of farm work and life combine realism and wit, and they reflect his sense of wonder and fascination, be it with a pig or a bale of hay. His earliest farm paintings were made as a teenager on trips to the Olson farm in Maine with his father, Andrew. In Chadds Ford during the same years, he made countless visits to the nearby Ball farm. Since the late 1960s, his own farm on the Brandywine, Point Lookout, has been the primary site of inspiration for his subjects.