On November 19, Bethesda Project will partner with Victoria Wyeth, granddaughter of esteemed Pennsylvania artist Andrew Wyeth, for an intimate conversation about the life and works of her grandfather. The event, held as a part of Bethesda Project’s programs for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, will be held virtually at 7:00pm that evening and will cost $100 per device.
Wyeth, a realist painter, is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. With paintings focusing on the land and people around him, (including his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and summer home in Midcoast Maine), Wyeth’s works have been featured in museums internationally with a large collection in the Brandywine Museum, located in Chadds Ford.
His notoriety also spans into popular culture, with works inspiring set designs and mentions in TV shows and even comic books. One 1963 journalist, as listed in Wyeth’s obituary in the New York Times, noted his appeal to the masses for “in today’s scrambled-egg school of art, Wyeth stands out as a wild-eyed radical… For the people he paints wear their noses in the usual place, and the weathered barns and bare-limbed trees in his starkly simple will landscapes are more real than reality.”
Victoria Wyeth will lead this exclusive event sharing intimate details of her grandfather’s works and life. The virtual event will support Bethesda Project’s programs and services. Wyeth notes that “homelessness creates trauma on so many levels (emotional, physical, etc.) and as someone who has worked in the field of mental health for over a decade, I want to help in any way that I can.”
Individuals can purchase tickets for the event here.
© Victoria Browning Wyeth, 2020
