Andrew Wyeth’s studio. 2013. Chadds Ford, Pa. By Eileen Goldfinger. From the Brandywine Valley series.  Click left on all our photos.

Andrew Wyeth spent every fall and winter in Chadds Ford, Pa.  He worked in a house that contained his studio, with light coming in from the north. He would work in that studio while classical music played. His granddaughter Victoria, whom we met, said that the studio was quite messy–not what you would expect for such a meticulous artist.

Andrew Wyeth was a collector of World War One objects, and a couple of helmets can be seen on the window sill.  The swords in his collection were used for fencing with Douglas Fairbanks when he came to visit.

The house that contained the studio is white and quite simple. It was open to the public only last summer (2012).  We will be posting more images from this series.

JOE VENUTI from the album “Performance.”