On April 29, 2021, 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 uncle James Browning Wyeth with an introduction on her grandfather and great grandfather. The event will be held virtually at 7:00pm that evening and will cost $50 per device.
James Browning Wyeth, a contemporary realist painter, painted sharp, distinctive images true to the nature of the subject. Like his father Andrew Wyeth, James' paintings focused on the environment around him in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and summer home in Midcoast Maine. Wyeth’s works have been featured in museums nationally with a collection in the Brandywine Museum, located in Chadds Ford, the National Gallery of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Museum of Modern Art, among others. In addition to painting the people, animals, and landscapes of his homes, Wyeth also painted portraits of two presidents - Jimmy Carter and John F. Kennedy - as well as ones of Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wyeth also was a council member of the National Endowment for the Arts, a member of the board of governors of the National Space Institute and is a member of the national Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society.
Victoria Wyeth will lead this exclusive event sharing intimate details of her uncle's works and life with an introduction to her grandfather and great grandfather. 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.”
Images Credit:
© Victoria Browning Wyeth, 2020
Patriot's Barn. 2001. Copyright James Browning Wyeth.
