Painter Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth

Living place: Pennsylvania

Birthday: 12-7-1917

Population of US 1917: 103,268,000

Global rank: #36084

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Who is Painter Andrew Wyeth?
American realist painter whose best-known works include "Christina of the World" from 1948 and "the braid" from 1979. He used mainly people from his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and around the house. His summer in Cushing, Maine, was his subject.
He painted 247 intimate portraits of the German-born musician and caretaker, Helga Testorf.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He became a draftsman before he could read. However, he became known for illustrating books such as "Treasure Island" and "The Last of the Mohicans", as well as magazines, posters, and advertisements.

Family life info

He was a sick child whose homeschooling introduced him to the literary works of Henry David Thoreau and Robert Frost. He married Betsy James in 1940, and the couple had a son in 1943. His second son, Jamie Wyeth, also became an artist.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Painter Andrew Wyeth?
His father was the famous artist, N. C. Wyeth, and his only teacher.

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When was Painter Andrew Wyeth born?
Andrew Wyeth was born in 12-7-1917, death year is , at the age of 107.
Where is Painter Andrew Wyeth's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Andrew Wyeth was born in Pennsylvania, . is a Painter, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Andrew Wyeth's global rank is 36084 and whose rank is 88 in list of famous Painter. Population of US in 1917 is about 103,268,000 persons.
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Events in 1917 and 12-7

Events in US in the birth year of Andrew Wyeth

  • U.S. declares war with Germany (Apr. 6). Background: World War I
  • "I Want You." James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracts thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty.
  • Between ten thousand and fifteen thousand blacks silently walk down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence (July 28). Background: civil rights

Birthday Andrew Wyeth (12-7) in history

  • Day 12-7 year 1543: King Henry VIII of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
  • Day 12-7 year 1690: In the Battle of Boyne in Ireland, Protestant William of Orange defeated James II of Roman Catholicism.
  • Day 12-7 year 1862: Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
  • Day 12-7 year 1960: The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
  • Day 12-7 year 1979: Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • Day 12-7 year 1984: Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale became the first major-party candidate to choose a woman as a running mate when he announced his choice of Geraldine Ferraro.
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