6/11/2023 0 Comments Betsy james wyethThe islands are rich with wildlife and dotted with vernacular architecture some buildings that Betsy restored, and some that she designed that evoke the thriving fishing village that once stood here. The Colby connection could breathe new life into a name that has been lacking in youthfulness for some time. (He died in 2009 at 91.)Ĭolby College of Waterville, Maine, around 75 miles inland from the islands, is set to announce it has acquired Allen and Benner from the familys two foundations, Up East and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. And then came Betsy and Andrew Wyeth mid-coast Maine locals and the most high-profile members of what many consider the first family of American art.Īfter the death in 2020 at age 98 of Betsy James Wyeth, the notoriously formidable adviser, collaborator, business manager, muse, and wife of the realist painter Andrew Wyeth, a polarizing figure in American art history, the keys to the castle are now passing to a far younger generation. Allen and Benner, as they are called, have witnessed a string of inhabitants over the centuries, from the Abenaki people and English colonists to homesteading lobstermen. Nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, 5 miles off the coast of the picturesque town of Port Clyde, Maine, lie two rugged islands with stories to tell.
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