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(above: Fern I. Coppedge, Lumberville House in Winter, c.1935, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 inches. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Harry Leith-Ross: Scenes from Country Life is a 2019 exhibit at the Michener (James A.) Art Museum which says: "Leith-Ross settled permanently in New Hope, Pennsylvania in 1935 and became an integral part of the local art community." Also see Resource Library article Accessed 1/20

Highlights from the New Hope-Solebury School District Art Collection is a 2016 James A. Michener Art Museum exhibit. The museum says: "Students don't often have the occasion to view real works of art in their own school buildings, but in Bucks County there is a long tradition of assembling collections of original works of art for display and educational use in public schools. The New Hope-Solebury School District (NHSD) is one such district in which school officials began to acquire work for educational purposes as early as 1931. Works were obtained in many different ways: they were donated by artists and artists' families, provided as gifts by the Student Council, and acquired in memory of former teachers and administrators." Accessed 9/16.

Jamie Wyeth is an exhibition hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston from July 16, 2014 through December 28, 2014. The Museum described the exhibition as follows: "The first comprehensive retrospective of artist Jamie Wyeth (born 1946) examines his imaginative approach to realism over the course of six decades, from his earliest childhood drawings through various recurring themes inspired by the people, places, and objects that populate his world. A member of a family of artists-including his grandfather, Newell Convers "N.C." Wyeth (1882-1945); his father, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009); and his aunt, Carolyn Wyeth (1909-1994)-Jamie Wyeth has followed a unique path, training with his aunt Carolyn after leaving school at age 11, studying anatomy in a New York City morgue and working in Andy Warhol's New York studio, The Factory. "Jamie Wyeth" will include approximately 100 paintings, works on paper, illustrations, and assemblages created by the artist, many in a range of "combined mediums," his preferred term for the distinctive technique he brings to his compositions. The exhibition features Wyeth's portraits of subjects such as his wife, Phyllis Wyeth; John F. Kennedy (commissioned by family members after his death); Rudolf Nureyev; and Andy Warhol; which will be shown alongside a selection of preparatory drawings and studies that offer a window into the artist's immersive approach to portraiture. The exhibition also features landscapes of the worlds he inhabits in the Brandywine River Valley (between Pennsylvania and Delaware) and the Midcoast of Maine-especially the islands of Tenants Harbor and Monhegan-still lifes of pumpkins (a fascination from his youth) and the many animals and birds that are part of his family and surroundings." Accessed 9/23

Joseph Plavcan (1908-1981) is a 2018 exhibit at the Erie Art Museum which says: "A prolific artist throughout his life, Plavcan painted constantly. One of the most common recollections of former students is how he was always at work on a painting in the classroom. He also worked daily in his home studio and painted on location throughout the region, especially on Erie's waterfront." Accessed 4/18

Karl J. Kuerner: Art Spirit in Agrarian Art is a 2020 exhibit at the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art which says: "Karl J. Kuerner of the famous Kuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, Penn. (where generations of Wyeths have painted) brings to Nebraska an exhibition of his deeply introspective images of farm life." Accessed 1/21

Labor and Landscape: 100 Paintings of the Allegheny Mountain Region by Ron Donoughe is a 2017 exhibit at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art which says: "A native son of Cambria County and Loretto, Donoughe wanted to dig deeper into the places he calls home. He did so by visiting many businesses, farms and even the county fair. Asking permission to paint on private premises and at many area businesses and industries, he was given personal tours of steel mills, a pretzel factory and even a taxidermy school, to name just a few. His idea was explore curiously, with a paintbrush in hand." Also see artist's website. Accessed 5/17

Layers of Liberty: Philadelphia and the Appalachian Environment is a 2024 exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts which says: "The Appalachian region is vast, encompassing 13 states, with nearly 70% of the state of Pennsylvania included within the Appalachian territory. Motivated by both a lack of representation of Appalachian art in museum collections and recent trends in ecocritical scholarship, Layers of Liberty: Philadelphia and the Appalachian Environment examines themes that relate directly to Philadelphia and rural Appalachian Pennsylvania, referencing the ecology of early America, the establishment of networks of transportation like the railroad and the commodification of natural resources, and the pastoral relationship to the environment that inspired Philadelphia (and PAFA) artists." Accessed 10/24

"Makers, Manufacturers, and Artists" is a LancasterHistory.org Web page containing links to biographies of many artists from Lancaster County, PA. Accessed May, 2016

N.C. Wyeth: New Perspectives was hosted at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine from October 4, 2019 through January 12, 2020. The museum of described the exhibition as follows: "Countless people across the globe can close their eyes and conjure Wyeth's work -- his vibrant use of color, his striking figures, his storyteller's sense of visual narrative. Many are aware of his onetime standing as the country's foremost illustrator, his deep ties to the places he lived-particularly Brandywine River Valley in Pennsylvania, and midcoast Maine-and his stature as patriarch to three generations of acclaimed artists, including his son Andrew and grandson Jamie. Very few, however, can describe his life beyond these brief biographical touchstones. New Perspectives aims to broaden our understanding of Wyeth and American art. Curated by the PMA's Jessica May and Christine B. Podmaniczky of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, N. C. Wyeth: New Perspectives brings together more than 45 works in a variety of media. Coupled with a robust exhibition catalogue, it describes a man who adored his parents and was deeply affected by their loss, who simultaneously suffered immensely and drew inspiration from homesickness, who had a complex and often difficult relationship with his mentor, the famed painter and educator Howard Pyle, and who battled self-doubt, all while possessing incredible devotion to his loved ones and a deep passion for his artistic practice." Accessed 9/23

Our Town: A Retrospective of Edith Neff is a 2019 exhibit at the Woodmere Art Museum which says: "A leading realist painter of her day, Edith Neff (19431995) was praised for her dynamic compositions, her sophisticated use of color, and her ability to portray drama in everyday life. She explored questions of race, gender, and identity, probing the social and cultural fabric of Philadelphia." Accessed 5/20

The Painters of Berks, an exhibit held 5/25/13 - 9/14/13 at the Reading Public Museum. Includes online videos. Accessed April, 2015.

Past Present Future: Western Pennsylvania's People & Places is a 2017 exhibit at the Silver Eye Center for Photography which says: "This expansive survey exhibition celebrates photographic landscapes and portraits of Western Pennsylvania, spanning over 100 years of image making in the region." Accessed 8/17

Paul Evans, Crossing Boundaries & Crafting Modernism is an online exhibit of the James A. Michener Art Museum which says: "Drawn from the Philadelphia area's most prestigious private and institutional collections, the exhibition was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view some of the finest paintings by these beloved artists, work that is only rarely made available to the general public. The exhibit focused particularly on Bucks County's landscape tradition as embodied in the canvases of Redfield, Garber, Spencer, Coppedge, and their many friends and colleagues who were part of the New Hope art colony." Exhibit includes audio, video and other resources. Accessed 12/19

(above: John Folinsbee, Early Town (Paducah, KY), 1939, courtroom mural at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Paducah, Kentucky. Image courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

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