Locally, Betsy supported the Farnsworth’ s efforts to create the Wyeth Center and Wyeth Study Center galleries, spaces devoted to showing the work of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth. Wyeth, 1901-1945, led to a reassessment of N.C. Betsy’s 1971 book, The Wyeths: The Letters of N. Both organizations focus on the study, appreciation, and history of American art. She co-founded both the Wyeth Foundation for American Art and the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Betsy’s interest in architecture, history, islands, cooking, birdwatching, and knitting are evident in these works and in many of Andrew’s other paintings.īetsy’s generosity and vision have made a lasting impact on Maine and American art. Depicting Betsy as curious, confident, and determined, the works in this show, drawn from the couple’s personal collection, offer a glimpse into Betsy’s life rarely seen outside her family circle. She’s made me into a painter I would not have been otherwise.”īetsy appears in Andrew’s paintings from the summer they met, in 1939, to the summer before his death, in 2009. He said that “she made me see more clearly what I wanted,” and that “Betsy galvanized me at the time I needed it. She was also a mother, author, filmmaker, and archivist, and she often selected the titles for Andrew’s paintings.
Betsy was his most trusted critic, business manager, and muse. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitmentīetsy James Wyeth ( 1921-2020) passed away last spring at the age of ninety-eight, and in her memory the Wyeth Study Center and the Farnsworth Art Museum are pleased to present a selection of portraits drawn and painted by her husband, Andrew.Maine in America 2022: A Celebration of Ashley Bryan.
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