The Way Back
Subtitle: The Paintings of George A. Weymouth, A Brandywine Valley Visionary
By: Annette Blaugrund ; with an introduction by Joseph J. Rishel ; foreword by Thomas Padon
Contributors: Brandywine River Museum of Art
Publisher: Rizzoli/Electa; Chadds Ford, PA; in association with Brandywine River Museum of Art; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780847862436
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Exhibitions; American Painting
Description: American artist George A. Frolic Weymouth (1936 2016) was a visionary conservationist, coachman, and accomplished painter. Like his friend and artistic mentor Andrew Wyeth, Weymouth worked chiefly in egg tempera and watercolour to create a highly personal panorama of the landscapes and people he knew in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where he lived. Weymouth, a sixth-generation member of the du Pont family, was not only a skilful painter but also a seminal force in preserving tens of thousands of acres of picturesque scenery around the Brandywine River in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Weymouth also cofounded the Brandywine River Museum of Art, home to a distinguished collection of American art dating to the mid-nineteenth century and renowned for its holdings representing three generations of the Wyeth family of artists. Richly illustrated with Weymouth s paintings and sketches from throughout his career, this large-format volume also includes a chronology of the artist s fascinating life, illustrated with many personal and archival images.
Notes: Catalog of an exhbition held at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds, Ford, PA, January 27-June 3, 2018.