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Artists in 60 Seconds: N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth

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© 1919 Charles Scribner's Sons; copyright renewed 1947 Carolyn B. Wyeth

N. C. Wyeth (American, 1882–1945). Last of the Mohicans, cover illustration, 1919. Oil on canvas. Anonymous gift, 1981. Collection of the Brandywine River Museum.

© 1919 Charles Scribner's Sons; copyright renewed 1947 Carolyn B. Wyeth

Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:

Golden Age of Illustration (1880s-1920s)

Date and Place of Birth:

October 22, 1882, Needham, Massachusetts

Life and Work:

N. C. Wyeth, founder of an American artistic dynasty, is best known for his illustrations in popular books of the day, but also illustrated for magazines and newspapers, as well as painting landscapes, portraits and murals.

Date and Place of Death:

October 19, 1945, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

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