Wyeth Country 2008

Andrew Wyeth, famed American realist painter lives in Chadds Ford, PA. After looking at the paintings of his home (the restored Brinton's Mill) for years, five minutes on Google Earth helped me find the property. I drove there and photographed it all from a respectful distance.

Kuerner's Farm

One of Wyeth's favorite subjects was sites in, on, and around the farm of his friends, the Kuerners. After Karl and Anna Kuerner's death, his children arranged to give the property to the Brandywine Conservancy. It is now both a working farm and a satellite museum of the Brandywine River Museum. I arrived at BRM as the bus was ready to leave for the farm, but was the only one. So, dream of dreams, I managed to tour the property with no one else present but the bus driver, tour guide, Wyeth's granddaughter-in-law, and the animals.

What a special day!