Carolyn Wyeth worked and taught out of N C Wyeth House and Studio.
11 Facts About Carolyn Wyeth
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At the age of 12, Carolyn Wyeth began training with her father in his studio starting with a foundational grounding in drawing using charcoal, mastering studies of cubes, pyramid and plaster casts.
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Carolyn Wyeth lived in her parents Chadds Ford home her entire life and married fellow artist Franceso Joseph Delle Donne in 1941.
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Carolyn Wyeth taught painting for more than 30 years starting in the 1940s, primarily at Chadds Ford, and in Maine during the summers.
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Carolyn Wyeth found her inspiration for her work in solitude of Chadds Ford.
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Carolyn Wyeth followed her own path artistically, yet like her father and brother Andrew she drew from her life and the surroundings of Chadd Ford.
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Carolyn Wyeth's work reflects strong design, bold color and nuanced emotion.
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Carolyn Wyeth primarily painted still lifes of items that were part of her daily life, like a chair, pumpkin, items in the studio.
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Carolyn Wyeth drew landscapes of the woods and fields seen around her home.
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Carolyn Wyeth painted about four paintings a year and rarely exhibited.
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Carolyn Wyeth enjoys working with animals "particularly chickens and dogs", as does Jamie.