Today I’m honored to be speaking with Victoria Browning Wyeth. Victoria is the only granddaughter of artist Andrew Wyeth. Her great-grandfather, N. C. Wyeth, was a celebrated illustrator, and her uncle, Jamie Wyeth, continues to expand the family's artistic legacy.
After graduating from Bates College in Maine, Victoria studied the history of psychiatry at Harvard and then earned her masters degree in psychology from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Victoria has lectured at Wyeth exhibits from Paris to Tokyo, and frequently leads gallery talks at the Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA) and the Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, ME). In Covid times, she’s reaching new audiences online.
Victoria has curated art shows and exhibited her own photography. A book of her photographs and accompanying essays, "My Andy," was published by the Greenville Museum of Art in 2017.
In this interview, Victoria shares many stories and insights, including this advice from N.C. Wyeth: “Paint what you know. Paint what’s in your heart. Paint with emotion. Paint with intensity.”
Visit Victoria’s website: victoriawyeth.com
Follow Victoria on Instagram: instagram.com/victoriabrowningwyeth
Watch Victoria’s tribute to Betsy Wyeth mentioned in the episode: brandywine.org/museum/betsy-james-wyeth
Watch Victoria’s last interview with Andrew Wyeth: youtu.be/Teoei9XGrrg
View works by Andrew Wyeth: andrewwyeth.com/gallery
Victoria Wyeth photo credit: Jim Graham
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