andrew wyeth

     

In 1963 this "Christina's World" painter became the first artist to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Trivia about andrew wyeth

  • During his career he produced about 240 paintings & drawings of the same woman--Helga Testorf
  • Hosted by Charlton Heston, "The Helga Pictures" explores the work of this artist
  • He painted one of his most famous pictures, "Christina's World", 40 years ago
  • The worldview of this American master came through strongly in works like the one seen here
  • The son of illustrator N.C., this painter had his first exhibition in 1936 at the Art Alliance of Philadelphia
  • Painter known for his portrayal of a polio victim named Christina Olson
  • "Christina's World" came about when he saw his crippled neighbor Christina Olson in a field
  • In January this "Helga" painter laid down his pencils & brushes at 91
  • His son Jamie is the day-dreaming boy with the coonskin hat in his 1952 watercolor "Faraway"
  • In 1963 this "Christina's World" artist became the first painter to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • 1948:"Christina's World"