cryptique Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 link OK, I'll admit it -- I didn't know he was still alive. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - American painter Andrew Wyeth dies at 91 By PATRICK WALTERS, Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 link OK, I'll admit it -- I didn't know he was still alive. That makes two of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I met him once. He was an incredible man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Until I saw 'Christina's World' in person a few months ago I had no idea the girl was his disabled neighbor who struggled to get around at home. I always thought it was a young girl lounging in the grass on a summer day. It was like looking at a new piece of art after I read that. RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 i have a few wyeth prints throughout the house. i had no idea he was still alive either. i really like almost all his work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 wow, guess there's lots of us that didn't know he was still around. i didn't. NC Museum of Art has a great piece of his. Worthy of checking out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 The museum here in town has a large collection of his work. I am an art teacher at an elementary school and the museum curator tried to get me to write him a few years ago. Now, I wish I had. After spending time with his work, I took an art class at the museum, I have a greater appreciation for his work. I know he takes a lot of flack from the art world, but I really find his artwork to be mysterious. There always seems to be something else to it. I dunno, I'm just sad to see him go. What a curious figure in art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 That's like finding out Van Gogh just died or something. Weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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