Behind-the-Scenes: The American Landscape Tradition

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 7 – 8 pm

Join us online for a conversation with Wyeth Foundation Curator and Director of the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center, Dr. William L. Coleman, about the development of and highlights from the exhibition, “Cropsey, Wyeth, and the American Landscape Tradition.”

This upcoming exhibition premieres the first ever museum display of a monumental, rediscovered masterwork by the leading Hudson River School artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900). Alongside this exceptional large-format Cropsey, additional works by Cropsey, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Albert Bierstadt, William Trost Richards, John Frederick Kensett, Mary Blood Mellen, Martin Johnson Heade, and more survey the nineteenth-century boom in landscape painting in the United States and the relationship to industry that was a key context at the heart of this movement. 

Educator participants will earn one hour of Act 48 credit provided by PAEA. Pre-registration is required; please register by emailing education@brandywine.org or calling 610.388.8382.

The program will be held online via Zoom and the link to access the event will be sent to the email address during the pay-what-you-wish registration. Please double-check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive the confirmation email. If you encounter any difficulties in registering or accessing the Zoom link after registering, please email bgamberg@brandywine.org. The event will be recorded and shared if you are unable to attend live.