N. C. WYETH

[@OkieSketcher1949]

You really brought back some great memories with this one. The book illustrations still remind me of learning to read and to enjoy books. ‘The Yearling’ is by far one of my most loved books and I had a first edition copy of it bound in what appears to be grass. Despite the fact it started falling apart with over use I kept it on my bookshelf for as long as I was home. After leaving home I made sure it was placed where I could always come back to it but after leaving the Army in the late 70’s I returned home and was most upset to find it had disappeared. I loved the illustrations! It made such a great read even better. I will want to return to this video a few more times for old times sake. Thank you again for this one.

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks a lot as usual for your appreciation of the channel content. I'm delighted that you enjoyed this tribute to one of the all time greats of illustration.

[@ypaulbrown]

thank you so much for your effort in Presenting Mr Wyeth......his son Andrew was my inspiration to become an Artist 55 years ago......

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of my efforts with this video.

[@Undermarysmantleforever]

Dear Sir your channel is a balm for those of us with a nostalgic soul, thank you .

[@mikedirle520]

And a desire to learn and explore where it all started and came from...

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. It's appreciated.

[@artscience9981]

Great video! N.C. Wyeth has been a bit of a mystery to me. These days we hear so much about his son Andrew. The dramatic impact of his narrative paintings is remarkable!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video. It does rather annoy me that illustration is seen as being somehow less culturally valuable than art.

[@thecaveofthedead]

My Treasure Island when I was a boy had his illustrations. It's no wonder he was asked to do propaganda. His ability to nostalgically evoke myths almost as complete concepts in a single image is very striking. Thanks for this overview.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment.

[@akaErma]

NC Wyeth is one of my favorite illustrative painters ever. His ability to capture both weight and dynamism and the mastery of color always stops me in my tracks to marvel.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.

[@jellyartist]

THanks for posting, Pete. I have long been a fan of the Wyeths and there were several works on your film I hadn’t seen before, so that added another enjoyable element to it.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks. The Oddysey series was a revelation to me. I'd always had him pegged as 'that bloke who did the wild west'.

[@jellyartist]

@@petebeard New for me too. I’d seen the Kidnapped and Robin Hood/ British history things but yes, the Oddysey was quite a departure and showed yet another string to his bow (how the English language is full of puns!). You can also see the influence of Winslow Homer in his sea scenes and that seemed to be a big influence on Andrew Wyeth too. The All American art family!

[@ilpezkato]

The quality of this channel is amazing. It never ceases to amaze me with each new episode.

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is very welcome. Thanks a lot.

[@Mountlougallops]

what a treat. when i saw the video title, i felt like a kid who just got a new art book in the mail, and it’s a thick one. Thanks again Pete.

[@thomaskeiper4534]

Thank you Pete. My first time viewing this N.C. Wyeth video. Beautifully done. NC was an amazing artist from his humble beginnings in Needham, Mass. until his untimely death in 1945 in Chadds Ford, PA.. For those who did not know, NC began with charcoal drawings in Needham and water colour paintings at 12 years old. There have been 3 different exhibitions in recent years, including at the Fenimore Art Museum in 2022, of “Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies”. At any rate, though all three generations did amazing works in charcoal and pencil, I am partial to NC’s works. After all, he was the teacher to all except to Jamie who was born after the death of his grandfather. All said, N.C. Wyeth’s charcoals, pencil drawings and paintings are so very beautiful. Once again, thank you Pete.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comments and observations about Wyeth's work. And for your appreciation of my efforts in making the video. Both are very welcome.

[@marilyn1228]

You present all artists with wonderful narratives! Such satisfying and knowledgable videos!

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is very welcome.

[@user-er6gk1wi8y]

ashamed to say this was the first time I'd seen many of these paintings, insane! had no idea andrew wyeths dad was so prolific, i feel like that use of space in both their work is so evident - thank you for always making such quality videos!!

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

That last painting by N.C. certainly hints at the path Andrew was to take.

[@petebeard]

Hello and if it makes you feel better it was only in making the video that I came across quite a few I didn't previously know about.

[@2DXYSU]

When I visited Wyeth's studio over a decade ago I spoke out loud to his ghost: "Get over it, N. C., even the Sistine chapel ceiling is an illustration!". IMO all great art ILLUSTRATES a profound human story. Sometimes the artist comes up with the story, sometimes not. But anything by N. C. Wyeth outranks all the "art" in all the Modern Art museums on earth. I have a large giclee reproduction of "Giant" on my wall: my favorite work of art.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

I agree completely, Barry!!!!

[@petebeard]

Hello and I must admit much as i admire Wyeth's work I have no time for him moaning about being commercial. Crying all the way to the bank is the expression that springs to mind.

[@carloshuante8508]

But even though I agree with you and peter,..we..artists make a living making commercial art.if we are smart we find a way to make art that is as close to the type of art we like to make on our own. If we can do that we will more than not be successful in every way … that being said as close as our day job may be to what we like to create on our own it still isn’t the pure expression and we always hope to find the time to be able to do that…..

[@2DXYSU]

@@carloshuante8508 Almost all of the greatest art ever created was either A: commissioned by someone else, and/or B: illustrative of prior stories (from history or fiction). Almost every great opera is both A and B. All great architecture is A and sometimes B. All of Shakespeare's plays were B and sometimes A. Unless you plan to not sell it, all art is "commercial". This is life on earth. Be happy.

[@2DXYSU]

@@carloshuante8508 Your term "pure expression" needs a definition or it is an illusion. All great artists select a set of means (oil paints, particular musical instruments, bricks and mortar) available at the point in history when they live in order to COMMUNICATE to fellow human beings. To do that they use a "language" (reality, perspective, anatomy, musical tonality, Italian, Rococo Style etc.) that people can understand. The more that people can understand what you are saying the better. This is what art is. It's not "pure expression" unless you are Jackson Pollack.

[@neillgj]

A super video, Mr Beard, Thank you. So glad you showed Wyeth's Odyssey. The complete set of 16 canvases was exhibited at the publisher's St Botolph Club in Boston - "An Exhibition of Illustrations for The Odyssey by N. C. Wyeth Jan. 17-Feb. 1, 1930." They must have sparkled like jewels. Each canvas is 4 foot by 3 foot. So atypical of his and Pyle's Brandywine Creek Americana. True masterpieces.

[@petebeard]

Hello and that I would like to see. I had never seen them at all until I made the video, and for me they are the most fascinating of his output.

[@michaelmontcombroux3413]

What amazing versatility the man possessed! Some of his work has become dated but the best is timeless. Beautifully present, as ever, Pete.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. He's not really my cup of tea but fair play to the man - he could evoke romance and adventure with great palusibility.

[@skengels]

One time I went to the Portland art museum and they had a Wyeth painting stuffed into a corner. I was totally blown away, because it's sense of depth was probably the best rendering I have ever seen. It was two robbers I think with funny shaped noses, and they were robbing a train. As far as I can remember, the setting was misty and the painting absolutely glowed. For wyeth, pictures of the art alone REALLY don't do the artist justice!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for the comment. I've never had the pleasure of seeing an original, and sadly almost certainly never will.

[@davidwright9166]

I was very fortunate visiting the museum on a vacation from Michigan. They had a special showing of many of his works. Serendipity indeed.

[@sonofhibbs4425]

I’ve been to the Wyeth gallery in Chadsford PA…. I had the same experience! I had to stare at each painting (which were much larger than I would have guessed them to be) for what seemed like at least 15 minutes each. You feel like you’re IN the scene. There is so much packed in them and it’s like you can feel the emotion portrayed just pop off the canvas as if it’s talking to you. I don’t feel that N.C. Wyeth was illustrating as much as he was communicating. That in my opinion is what made his illustrations great. We are not just seeing a flat image but a whole story catching our attention calling us to listen. That is a special talent. It’s not just art done on a canvas. His work EVOKES and invites you to feel the story.

[@timgarrett203]

As always, very well documented history of a great illustrator! Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks for the comment.

[@melizen2]

Thank you Pete Beard! I was brought up with his book illustrations - you are absolutely right when you observed his admirers take his representations as true history - LOL delightfully so - I wish to remain charmed by his marvelous point of view. Your video also brought to my attention much information I hadn't know before - from his propaganda works to his illustrations of Twain and the Bible and Odysseus - and those stupendous murals. And I find it fascinating that it was technology that allowed him to paint/illustrate as he wished and be published ~ As always, you leave your viewers with much to think about, and look out for - thank you ~

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm very glad that you - and thankfully quite a lot of other viewers - appreciate this video. I must confess I'm no great fan of realism, but making the video has increased my own appreciation of what painters such as Wyeth could achieve.

[@gentlejones]

the great brandywine school of art was based right here where i live in wilmington, delaware. nc wyeth is an all time favorite of mine as well as howard pyle, frank schoonover, and gayle porter hoskins who i consider among the greatest to ever do it.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for your comment. And even more thanks for the name Gayle Porter Hoskins. I'd previously never come aross his work and now I'll investigate and hopefully feature him in a future video.

[@nancye7520]

Wonderful! I was fortunate to visit an exhibit of NC Wyeth works at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati around 8 years ago. The large size of some of his works was so surprising! Standing in front of the one with the Indian in the canoe brought a sudden sense of peace and solitude even though there were many other people visiting the museum. My favorite was that one you show near the end, Pete-the island with all the boats. That’s a BIG painting! Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your generous comment about this video. Sadly I've never seen one in the flesh and probably never will. But I'm a 'glass half full' individual and take solace from the homegrown treasures available here and close by in places such as Paris and Rome.

[@robertdufour2456]

A worthy presentation for this great artist! Thank you very much!

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks as usual.

[@Dismythed]

Ahh. One of my favs. His work has rarely failed to inspire me.

[@damogranheart5521]

The Wyeth men were extraordinary artists. Thank you so much.🦋🐈‍⬛

[@davidwright9166]

Finally, the one I have been waiting for and worth it. No one could transport you into the literary world better than this man. Narration is as superb and insightful as always.

[@petebeard]

Hello and Im very pleased you approve. Thanks.

[@donglords69]

My favorite illustrator! Thanks for covering him.

[@petebeard]

Hello and you are more than welcome.

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

Wow Pete, this is fantastic! I'm a huge fan of Wyeth's work. And although I believed I had seen a lot of his work, you showed quite a bit I hadn't. So thank you for that. I still have a fondness for his Western illustrations. He really brought to life the stories in every book he illustrated.

[@albertcscs]

An absolutely wonderful tribute to a great American artist. He deserves to be elevated from the unsungs, he was really the first American to hold a candle to the UK artists circa 1910. I had all of his Scribner's Illustrated classics, which I enjoyed over and over again. Thanks again for a beautiful video and a tasteful visual presentation.

[@petebeard]

Hi Albert and thanks a lot.

[@secretshaman189]

Really enjoyed this one, thank-you for your wonderful research! Loved Wyeth's sense of color and drama. I can see where the movie industry used his visual staging frequently.

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks for the comment. As I ws making the video I kept thinking 'surely that's from a film...' before it dawned on me the influence was preceisely in the opposite direction.

[@patmcdonagh8939]

A brilliant documentary, 13 minutes of visual pleasure, inspiration and delight, many thanks

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot. Great to be appreciated.

[@yes_head]

Thank you for this. I grew up a few miles from Chadds Ford, and the Wyeths were a celebrated name in the area. I remember visiting the Brandywine Museum a few times as a boy. Then, as now, they had a remarkable collection of Wyeths that were a perennial draw. Both N.C. and Andrew's work were major influences on me going into art as a career.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. I must admit I used to be fairly indifferent to the American realists (my own inclinations are towards cartoons and kid's books). But making these videos has made me realise what I've been missing.

[@colterino]

Can never get enough N C. Such a superb video. I am so thankful to Pete Beard Who are just discovered this morning. Bravo. Sincere gratitude 🙏👏❤️

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciation. I hope you'll find more on the channel that's of interest.

[@TheMarkEH]

Another transfusion of happiness. Thanks Pete. p.s. congratulations on 60k subscribers..., you deserve ten times more.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks as ever. Onwards and upwards I hope. It would be nice if eventually I actually hit 100k - then I get a special plaque from youtube for earning them a lot of money.

[@oxigenarian9763]

Awesome narrative. His paintings remind me a little of another of my favorites, Maxfield Parrish...

[@albertcscs]

If I'm not mistaken, Maxfield illustrated the first Scribner's Illustrated Classic in 1910, The Arabian Nights. But NC took over from there and must have illustrated nearly half the series.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Me too. I spotted a few figural "overlaps" between Wyeth and Parrish in this video.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciation.

[@oxigenarian9763]

@@petebeard You earned it! I came across your channel by accident and loved it. The series on the Golden Age of Illustration was an eye-opener...

[@carlcotton1753]

This was wonderful! Thank you for all the work you put into your videos!!

[@petebeard]

Hello again, and I'm glad you enjoyed this video. He was undoubtedly one of the giants of the 20th century.

[@justicewokeisutterbs8641]

Thank you for this channel. Your narration is well spoken and informative, and the tone blends perfectly with the images and your excellent choice of music. As a lifelong lover of illustration I think I will be watching your videos over and over.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. I hope you continue to find more content that's of interest.

[@justicecommander9455]

It's really amazing the amount of work he produced and all of them with the same level of care of detail even despite he admittedly not liking doing commercial work that much, that's speaks a lot of his work ethic.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I must admit Wyeth's moaning about making a fortune in illustration I find considerably less admirable than the work he produced.

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@petebeard Rather than take a bottom up view of N.C. Wyeth's comments on commerical illustration and money, a top down perspective on his comments on that would be more in line with Wyeth being well off to start with. Perhaps, he thought illustration *was* beneath him considering his status in the food chain.

[@darlamcfarland3323]

One of the greatest illustrators ever.

[@petebeard]

No argument about that, I think.

[@janicem4382]

Thank you for introducing me to this Artist. I am enthralled by his work, the colours, the characters and the history.

[@petebeard]

Hello and Im glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate his work.

[@giovanni5063]

N.C. took me places that I never went to. I loved his illustrations. I went to Brandywine Museum. I went to his studio. I stopped on the railroad tracks where he perished. What a GIANT!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment. I've never seen an original Wyeth painting so I envy you. maybe some day...

[@enragedkaiser237]

I can see his influence in Frazetta's work. Splendid video as always.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciative comment. Yes Frazetta and many others I reckon.

[@myu4039]

Loved this one! These artists are amazing and so talented. Thank you for introducing them to us.

[@petebeard]

Hello and it's my pleasure.

[@ernesthroop]

Thanks Pete for this is one of my heroes and now I can share him with people who aren't familiar with his work.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for your appreciation. And I hope you will share it as much as you can - I need the views!

[@anthonyskellern5970]

Wonderful - what an artist he was! These are works of great graphic quality and extraordinary imagination... thanks for putting in all the hard work that makes these inspiring productions so illuminating!

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks a lot.

[@RickeyLee48]

Thank you Mr. Beard for your incredibly well researched and informative documentaries on the world of art illustration.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of my work on this channel. It's rewarding to know.

[@matthieujoly]

Stunning illustrations.. another fabulous Illustrator, huge creative talent. Thanks !

[@petebeard]

Hi again and thanks. I'm glad you like the video.

[@juxtal4734]

I had no idea that A Wyeth's father was so famous . At first I thought this video was about him. What a pleasant surprise . Thank you !!

[@petebeard]

Hello, and I've had other comments from viewers expressing the same thing. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@frankwakeman5216]

Pete, I love the way you start with full-screen images and pan into smaller views and the way you use the darker backgrounds that add to the beauty of your presentation. Frank

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. I try to make the videos as visually engaging as possible.

[@tonygohagan2766]

One of my favourite Painters ever.

[@garymcguire8529]

I can see how N C Wyeth may have had a strong influence on Frank Frazetta. I wish we could see his sketch books and unfinished paintings, as this would give us an insight in to his work. Loved this video.

[@petebeard]

Hello again, and I must admt I struggled to find much in the way of developmental work by Wyeth.

[@janepage3608]

Thank you for this. I’m in awe of his ability with both Disney levels of colour and also muted, subtle shades.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. What I'd have given for a fraction of his ability with paint...

[@EastBroadTop]

I few years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Brandywine Museum which features the work of all three generations of Wyeths. There was also a show of Newberry Award-winning childrens book illustrations. What joy to look deeply upon this body of work.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your comment. I envy you being able to see such marvels first hand.

[@NickFromDetroit]

I did not know that Wyeth did work for Judge. Also, I’d like to say that I had never heard of Judge, Puck, or Punch magazines until I started watching your channel, Mr. Beard. Now, I own several copies of Judge & Puck, and one of Punch. Thank you, for introducing me to these time capsules of great art.

[@petebeard]

Hello and you have made my day with your comment about these great humorous magazines. It means that at least to some extent I'm succeeding in my mission.

[@NickFromDetroit]

pete beard, Oh, yes, your videos are a font of information on the history of early illustration and the many forgotten artists who made it possible. Thank you, again, for all that you do.

[@ts-eu6mp]

I have noticed through the years that many more times than not it is the Mother that encourages her child to go and do what they want-NEED- to do. Even in the Wyeth family of extraordinary talent and depth, it was the Mother that encouraged her son, N.C. Wyeth. and it is known, from AndrewWyeth himself that his Father didn't think he would make a living with his art if he did not use color- are color. It was simply that they looked at the world through different eyes and different emotions. The talent was passed forward however each of their styles were unto themselves. Then, behold Jamie Wyeth's style. Are there any more Wyeth's, I wonder, that are painters of any note? Or a sculptor, or any writer, some form of art? If I delved deeper ,myself, I would not ask this question- therefore, I'll do my own research. I am so incredibly moved by all these works, all these styles, all this immense talent that is passed forward. How marvelous! Thank you for bringing this to us, Sir. TS

[@rickcroucher]

I have always loved N.C. Wyeth's works. Thank you for this post.

[@petebeard]

Hi again, and I must admit I never had much time for his work (or other realist painters) before I made the video. Now of course I'm a great admirer.

[@ts-eu6mp]

Oh my goodness! I just heard the author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings name mentioned! I did not know he did the artwork for The Yearling> I wonder if he did more for her other works such as Cross Creek, etc? She, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings had a house on the beach in Florida just a few doors down from my Grandparent's cottage. I was absolutely enchanted to even walk pst it when we took our daily walks. This was many moons ago, at Crescent Beach, Florida. We were all beachfront and her house was more modern. I thought I saw her one time, outside but at her house, dressed in some flowing , wondrous blowing in the breeze casual outfit. I hope t was- because I've had a marvelous time believing it was. So special! And so special that particular beach and our particular cottage- the best place in the whole wide world and the learning, the love, the chores, more learning when we thought we were just playing, and the best memories of my "safest place"- and always, always, sharing a birthday cake with my Father- who had his birthday 4 days after mine. Celebrating it together and at the beach with his parents and all the families around-Priceless! Thank you for this information. Terri Spencer

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your recent comments and insights with connection to the Wyeth dynasty. Being British I suspect I miss quite a lot of connections and reference points regarding the lives of the illustrators who aren't from my own little island. That's probably why I play safe and try to deal as much as possible with their work. Anyway thanks again and I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes it does seem it's the mother who generally encourages the 'frivolous' pursuit of drawing. It was in my own case.

[@robmclaughjr]

Thank you so much! I am from Maine, USA and I love the Wyeths. Our rooms are adorned with prints of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth's works. I worked a summer on Monhegan Island, Maine, where I gained a great interest in the Wyeths' work. Jamie has a beautiful cottage there.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your comments. It's always a pleasure to hear about the impact some of the subjects I feature on the channel has had on the lives of viewers.

[@johnlionarons9484]

What a lovely tribute; so many images I'd never seen before. N.C. is the reason I wanted to become an illustrator.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. He was an inspiration to many later illustrators and rightly so.

[@mhaipeter42]

read Wyeth, clicked instantly, thank you for your constantly high quality content.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for the comment

[@mukhumor]

Such a gifted man.

[@petebeard]

Hello and of course I agree totally.

[@m.entera3196]

In a family with a long line of fabulous painters sired by this man, N.C. Wyeth is still the best of those offspring and every other painter on earth.

[@GouacheArtist]

Another truly wonderful video. I've loved NC Wyeth's works since I saw his treasure Island Illustration's in high school (1980's).

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment.

[@magenta6]

Top notch video Pete. I really admire your presentation of this fabulous painter.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation

[@MrElliotc02]

Fantastic job! Thank you.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for the appreciation.

[@readhistory2023]

I would have loved to see him illustrate Lord of the Rings.

[@petebeard]

Hello and that would have been an interesting pairing.

[@danielhamilton4269]

Pete-You cannot know the joy you give Thank You!!!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for the comment. Your appreciation is very welcome.

[@mikedirle520]

Another wonderful gift. Tnx!

[@soundofspace8026]

It was a very nice detail of you to mention how his depiction of the Arthur Tales would not be historical accurate for the time period it was supposed to take place in.

[@petebeard]

Hello and he's not the only culprit. It's always puzzled me why somebody hasn't made a more plausible visualisation.

[@soundofspace8026]

@@petebeard honestly I prefer it that way. The costumes and armor of the later periods just are more stylish and elegant in my eyes.

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@petebeard *Lindybeige* (Nikolas Loyd) You tuber chap deserves a shout out for his historical presentations on British uniforms and more. Entertaining Hip, hip

[@stephiespicer]

I´ve slowly become familiar with many of these images during my forays in Pinterest. So nice to hear the story behind them, and there were a few there I had never seen! Thanks for making this video!

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is very welcome. Thanks.

[@RussMcClay]

Another excellent presentation Mr. Beard. Thank you.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your recent appreciative comments. And regarding old hippies and parrish we discovered his work around the same time. Mucha was another who re-surfaced too.

[@Homeschoolsw6]

rad. Some of the best Pirates pics.

[@bethanybartholomew2443]

Thank you! This is a wonderful video on one of my heros!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Banner_Bearer_of_Eternity]

Wow! «THAT Wyeth? No, it's his father.» Thanks for wonderful story! I have a couple of iluustrations shown here on my HD mistakenly attributed to Andrew Wyeth. What a great artist!

[@petebeard]

Hello again and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.Like father like son I suppose. And there's Jamie Wyeth too...

[@vincentgoupil180]

... and, brother-in-law Peter Hurd.

[@vincentgoupil180]

The Wyeth Hurd Family Tree *Wyethhurd* online Shows N.C. Wyeth's descendants and which were/are painters. Turns out his son Nathaniel Convers married Caroline Pyle (1914-1973) descendant of Wyeth's teacher Howard Pyle (1853-1911). Sadly, it was Nathaniel and Caroline's son, Newell Convers II, that was in the fatal crash with N.C. Wyeth. George A. "Folic" Weymouth, a distance relative of the Pyles was married to a Wyeth. The Roosevelts and Duponts are in the family tree. As there was a Lydia Convers(e) Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth's great grandmother, tempting to imagine *Converse* shoes/sneakers?

[@mikeofcomx]

A wonderful video and narration, as evocative as the Wyeth illustrations themselves.

[@petebeard]

Hello and that;s a very flattering comment. Thanks a lot.

[@beejls]

I love all the Wyeths, but N .C. is my fave! Great vid!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

[@jennymay4720]

So inspiring Peter thank you. I had always wanted to hear more of this wonderful artist.

[@petebeard]

Hello, and thanks for your appreciation. You're right - the work of these illustrators is an inspiration to all of us lesser mortals.

[@JohnLee-mk1tj]

I am very lucky to live near the Wyeth museum in Chadds Ford. NC Wyeth's illustrations are amazing to see person. They have a house and studio tour along with Andrews studio which I highly recommend. 👍

[@petebeard]

Hello and I read that his studio is just as he left it the day he died.

[@JohnLee-mk1tj]

@@petebeard Yes, his palette and the painting he was working on is still on his easel. Love your posts Pete!

[@Davy.J.Y]

What a wonderful video on this amazing artist. The highlight for me is when i saw his Treasure Island artworks, truly amazing. I will be watching this a few more times..

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. And feel free to watch as many times as you like...

[@hr3800]

THE GREAT WYETH.

[@ethanblanca2658]

lovely! thank you for making this ❤

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@blank557]

Well done, Mr. Bread. It's plain to see how Frank Franzetta's and The Brothers Hildebrandt's illustrations were influenced tremendously by N.C. Wyeth superlative work portraying fantasy and adventure.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciation. It seems to me that one way or another virtually every 'realistic' painter who followed owes something at least to Wyeth's painting approach and ability to tell a story in pictures.

[@raycooper3269]

All those Wyeth painters were giants. Just this last year I discoverd Jaime. ( at the Asheville Art Museum )

[@longstrideillustration]

Brilliant! Thank you, love your channel 👏🏻

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. And of course I had to take a look at some of your videos, which I enjoyed. Nice to see somebody working with real pens for a change, but it makes me feel more than a little ashamed that in the latter stages of my own career I ended up using digital means. Regrets, I've had a few....

[@michaelstancato6057]

Fantastic! Thank you, from a native of the Brandywine Valley.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks. It sounds like a great place to live - compared with northwest England at least...

[@RallyTheTally]

Came for the shirtless men, stayed for the art

[@iangillham9647]

Beautiful work! Thank you.

[@paillette2010]

I love N. C. Wyeth!!! Such a treat!! Such an interesting family.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@kaspone]

another treat@!😃

[@soundslikeknee]

amazing insights I had no idea of the person behind such popular works

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video.

[@BB1951]

N.C. Wyeth's works far outshine the lazy garbage that is the current 'modern art'.

[@aikidoshi007]

Thanks Pete, beautiful job!

[@petebeard]

Hi again and tanks for the appreciation, as ever.

[@seangelarden9543]

Had all those books as a child and looked at his illustrations over and over. I grew up in Maine and actually ran into Jamie painting by the side of the road on Mohegan

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.

[@lizday8140]

Of course, @ 2:44, the painting is "Christina's World", by son Andrew Wyeth. (While many viewers recognize the famous painting, no specific credit was given within the presentation, save the mention of Andrew having been a descendant of N.C.; thus I felt obliged to mention it here.) As always, thank you for sharing, Mr. Beard!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. Actually Andrew W is credited above the picture so it looks like you missed it. Maybe it's a bit on the small side...

[@lizday8140]

@@petebeard So I did! Beg pardon! 😁

[@davideubanks6320]

Great presentation, once again. Which presentation included Paula Sauvignac?

[@jajphotog77]

Just enjoy your channel so much!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot - it's great to hear.

[@ВячеславЛюбенко]

Thank You, Pete 🙏❤️🙏.

[@petebeard]

You are welcome.

[@wynnschaible]

So many of the favorite books of my childhood that he illustrated! Can one imagine Disney's "Treasure Island" without him? Or Frank Frazetta & his followers, for that matter? His work carried me through the impenetrable background of Scottish history in Kidnapped! It is no pleasant task to contemplate the subjects (other than fantasy) to which his heroic eye might be constrained in the present day!

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks as ever for your comment. I must admit that before I made the video I admired his work and certainly his technique, but it was as I collected and editied the images I realised just how important his work has proved to be, and also how profound his influence on Hollywood as well as other illustrators.

[@mijiyoon5575]

TS 2:44 this is *Christina's World* painted by *Andrew Wyeth* this had me confused; I watched a documentary about Andrew I think...so this is the father of Andrew I guess; I was confused. To die the way he died is tragic & now the world will never know how long he would have lived had he not been killed prematurely at age 63. Interesting as always & those illustrations of *Homer's Odyssey* are incredible *THX Pete*

[@davidwright9166]

There has been much dark speculation on his death. Some seem factual while others are specious. He had “issues” to be sure whether from genius or side effects from upbringing

[@soldtobediers]

I reckon his works a splendid position somewhere between Rockwell & Parrish.

[@raedwulf61]

A wonderful video about wonderful art. Thank you.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. He was certainly a major talent and influential illustrator.

[@vincentgoupil180]

Lordy, lourdy, lordy Didn't see this one coming :) *Thanks*

[@petebeard]

Hi and I eagerly await the Goupil detective agency dossier.

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@petebeard Hello Pete ... could start with the intro shot, harpooning the foreskin of the sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus). What the dickens is up with that? This N.C. Wyeth guy ... kidding

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@petebeard 10:11 painting reminiscent of Rockwell Kent which reminded me of Unsung Heros #10 with Kent and ... N.C. Wyeth (duh, on my part) Popular name at that time, Rockwell, Rockfell, Rockfield, Maxfield, Maxwell

[@petebeard]

@@vincentgoupil180 Hello and here's another for the same crossword - Spencer Douglass Crockwell. He's even a Rockwell clone (if I'm being unkind) and he's waiting in line to feature in the series.

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@petebeard ha, another rockwell* clone :) Thanks for the heads up, look forward to your presentation. Interestingly, how dem'z guys take their great-grandmother's surname as a given name? I.e. 'Maxfield' Parrish, N. 'Convers' Wyeth. * J.C. Leyendecker = field of Rock