
Andrew WyethAmerican, 1917–2009May one see it?
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
October 1945
Father and nephew killed by a train
In October 1945 N. C. Wyeth and his three-year-old grandson Newell Convers Wyeth II were killed when their car stalled on the railway tracks near their home and was struck by a train. Andrew called his father's death a formative event in his art; soon afterwards his painting consolidated into its mature, enduring style.
6 July 1946
Son born: Jamie Wyeth
1947
Gold medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
In 1947 the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded Wyeth its gold medal for painting.