Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Zoom
Join us online for a lively presentation discussing the development of the exhibition “Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund.”
Through rarely seen paintings and drawings drawn from the Brandywine and Wyeth Foundation collections, this exhibition explores how Andrew Wyeth found in his portrait subjects ways of evoking enigmatic narratives and inner lives. William L. Coleman Ph.D., Director and Curator of the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center, curated this exhibition and will be sharing how this show came to fruition along with highlighting some of the objects on display.
One of the artist Andrew Wyeth’s enduring legacies is his highly original response to the subject of the human body. Alongside his iconic landscapes and visionary responses to buildings, botany, and beyond, his figure paintings and drawings offer particular insight into how this unique creative journey took shape, and how he was connected to the history of art.
Case studies include early figure drawings made in his father’s studio, self-portraits, intimate depictions of close family members, a little known and fascinating body of commissioned portraits, and how he approaches the nude figure.
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.