Sad news today in the art world, Andrew Wyeth, American painter has passed away at the age of 91. It's wonderful that he enjoyed such a long and prosperous career. Like his father, he was a powerful force in the art community who maintained a very low profile.
I find it interesting how he kept his distance during times of public interest, almost as to disown the popularity. Perhaps he treated the surges of popularity with disdain because of the treatment he received from critics throughout his career. He was often times belittled by critics, being called an "illustrator". How shameful. I wonder if those same people will now honor him.
Wyeth was a truly talented artist who lived an honorable and dignified life. I offer my condolences to his family, I'm sure they are very proud of him and his accomplishments.
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This is a very good blog. Thank you for the update and news on Mr. Wyeth. He was a very good painter and deserves to be honored in the way that you spoke of him. Keep up the good work here.
I loved what you wrote about Wyeth. It will be interesting to see how the media and critics treat him in death. They were determined to keep him down in life. Critics are just artists who gave up their dream. The day of powerful critics has come to an end.
I never liked Andrew Wyeth enough to learn about him in the past. I have a better appreciation of him now after reading about how critics treated him. That was a nice post.
I really don't see why being called an illustrator is taken as an insult. aren't all artists illustrators?
That wouldn't be an insult to us today. The critics who called him an illustrator at the time were making the statement that his paintings should not be defined as fine art, which meant that his paintings didn't belong in a museum. It was a way for them to blackball Wyeth. I don't know what incentive they may have had, but there was a concerted effort to keep him down.
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