Brandywine Museum of Art
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317
Discover a distinguished collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art, housed in a renovated nineteenth-century mill with a dramatic steel and glass addition that overlooks the bucolic Brandywine River. The extraordinary site—the intersection of art and nature—emphasizes the Brandywine Conservancy’s commitment to the preservation of the natural, cultural and scenic resources of the region.
Renowned for its holdings of the Wyeth family of artists, the Museum features galleries dedicated to the work of N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth. The Museum’s outstanding Heritage Collection is a cross section of American art, with a special focus on artistic practice in the Brandywine valley. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century landscape paintings testify to the beauty which drew well-known artists to the area. Important portraits, still life paintings and notable holdings in American illustration add diversity and breadth to this unique collection.
A robust program of changing exhibitions places the Museum’s collection into the broader contexts of American art.
KARL J. KUERNER: THE CONTINUITY OF CREATIVITY
The year 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Kuerner Farm as a part of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art.
The early 19th century farmhouse and adjacent barn is revered as a site of inspiration for Andrew Wyeth for over 70 years. The first generation of Kuerners on the farm, Karl and Anna, were the subjects of many masterful studies by Wyeth. The second generation of Kuerners, led by the philanthropic spirit of Karl Kuerner, Jr., ensured the property’s future by allowing Brandywine to acquire the farm in 1999. In the years following Wyeth’s work there, the farm has remained a place of active artistic activity and ongoing creativity due in large part to the work of Karl J. Kuerner, an artist and member of the third generation of Kuerners.
This exhibition marks the 25th anniversary of the acquisition of Kuerner Farm as well as highlighting Kuerner’s work there over the decades as he continues to mine the property’s power of creative inspiration.
Calendar of Events: https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events
Current Exhibitions: https://www.brandywine.org/museum/exhibitions/current
Historic Artist Studios: https://www.brandywine.org/museum/about/studios
Catch up on new virtual tours, activities and upcoming events in this week’s edition of “Brandywine at Home” !
Link to the website: https://www.brandywine.org/museum
Image Credits: brandywine.org unless otherwise noted
