Andrew Newell Wyeth was born on July 12, 1917, and died on January 16, 2009. He was born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States. He was taught and trained as an artist by his father, who was Newell Convers Wyeth, a well-known illustrator and the rest of his siblings were also creative in their own ways. Andrew Wyeth learned drawing when he was young as well as created illustrations like his father, but he eventually worked in watercolors. In 1937 he had his first solo exhibition at Robert Macbeth’s gallery in New York City. Wyeth was largely categorized as a realist or regionalist painter, depicting landscapes and people as his preferred subject matter. In 1940, he married Betsy James who also modeled for him from time to time in his paintings. Wyeth became an important and influential American artist, and his artworks are frequently referenced in pop culture.