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Events & Exhibits
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Everyman's Metal: 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Pewter in America
May 23 - July 19
Pewter was an integral part of everyday life in most early American households. Pewter buttons and buckles fastened clothing; pewter dishes, drinking vessels and cutlery filled tables; and pewter oil lamps and candlesticks helped to provide light. Many other household goods - from chamber pots to cuspidors to inkwells - were also formed from this versatile metal. The wide array of antique pewter in this exhibition reveals amazing diversity in both form and decoration. |
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James Peale (1749-1831)
Still Life with Broken Watermelon, ca. 1825
Oil on tulip wood panel
18 3/8 x 26 inches
Biggs Museum of American Art.
Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. |
Fruits of Summer:
Nineteenth Century American Still Life
June 6 through September 7
In keeping with the Brandywine River Museum's long-standing interest in American still-life painting, this exhibition explores the theme of the fruit still life through the lens of summer. Over fifty works featuring watermelon, peaches, strawberries and other fruits associated with the season will be presented with an eye toward tracing the history of this theme in the nineteenth century. Among the leading still life artists of the period to be represented are Raphaelle Peale, James Peale, John F. Francis, Severin Roesen, John William Hill, William Mason Brown, George Henry Hall, and Joseph Decker. Also to be included are examples of still life theorems, chromolithographs, and botanical prints. A number of the works will be from the Brandywine River Museum's collection.
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Annual Bonsai Show
June 6 & 7
An outstanding selection of bonsai (ornamental trees and shrubs whose growth is trained using an ancient Japanese craft) will be on display in the Brandywine River Museum Courtyard. Members of the Brandywine Bonsai Society will be present to demonstrate handling techniques and answer questions regarding special care of the trees. Free with museum admission. |
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Free Sunday Mornings in June
June 7, 14, 21, & 28
Discover the wonderful world of art every Sunday morning in June. Enjoy free museum admission from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Any visitor who becomes a new member on Sunday will receive two free museum passes to share with friends and family. |
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Museum Explorer Mornings
July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
Program for children ages 3 to 10 accompanied by an adult; includes a tour and art project. Two sessions take place each morning. For more information click here.
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Brandywine Treasure Trail
July 6 through August 31
Visit nine area museums with the purchase of a $35 individual "passport" or a family passport (2 adults and up to 3 children) for $75. Included in the promotion are a special Brandywine Treasure Trail map and prizes for those who visit all nine sites during the summer. Participating museums are Brandywine River Museum, Delaware Art Museum, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Delaware Museum of Natural History, Delaware Historical Society & Read House, Hagley Museum and Library, Longwood Gardens, Rockwood Museum, and Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. For details, click here. |
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Advanced Explorer Workshops
July 7, 14 & 21
In-depth program for children ages 10 to 14; includes a tour and art project. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information click here. |
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Tip-A-Canoe and Barbecue Too!
July 18
This family-friendly event begins with a relaxing canoe ride down the Brandywine and ends with a barbecue and live music. Sponsored by the Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy.Check back soon for more details or call 610-388-8315 to receive an invitation. Tickets cost $45-$85 through July 10 and $50-$85 after.Ê Click here to purchase. |
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Inventive and Intrepid:
Illustrations by Rockwell Kent
September 12 - November 19
Painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, architect and adventurer, Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) derived enormous creative energy from the physical challenges he sought in remote lands, including Alaska (1918-19), Tierra del Fuego (1922), and Greenland (late 1920s and 1930s). His published accounts of these journeys, copiously illustrated with ink drawings and wood engravings, made him famous, as did exhibitions of his dramatic, luminous oil paintings. Kent created satiric and stylish illustrations for magazines under the pseudonym "Hogarth, Jr." His masterful, sometimes provocative, interpretations of important fiction such as Moby Dick, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Beowulf and The Decameron, have been highly praised for many decades. This exhibition presents Kent's unique artistic vision through more than 80 illustrations as well as paintings related to his travels.
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Jamie Wyeth - Seven Deadly Sins
September 12 - November 30
Greed, sloth, lust, gluttony, anger, pride, and envy were defined long ago by early Christian theologians as the seven "Deadly Sins" that jeopardized spiritual salvation. These sins and their relationship to eternal damnation have inspired Western literature and art for centuries. Jamie Wyeth has explored this tradition in a series of paintings that depict raucous, scavenging seabirds as stand-ins for human sinners. Jamie Wyeth - Seven Deadly Sins, demonstrates the artist's knowledge of Herring and Black-backed gull anatomy and behavior, as well as his perception view of human characters reflected in nature. In addition to seven major paintings, the exhibition includes related works and the painting Inferno, 2006, which served as the springboard for Wyeth's interpretive series. This exhibition was organized by the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
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Free Sunday Mornings in September
September 6, 13, 20 & 27
Discover the wonderful world of art every Sunday morning in September. Enjoy free museum admission and discounted new family memberships from 9:30 a.m. until noon.
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Fall Harvest Market
Most weekends, September through November 6
From honey and apples to pottery and handcrafted jewelry, regional artisans showcase their crafts at the Brandywine River Museum's Annual Fall Harvest Market in the museum courtyard. Hand-woven rugs, dried flowers and wreaths, pottery, quilted fabric items and handcrafted dolls are included on a rotating basis. Free with museum admission.
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Monday through Saturday at 2 and 3 p.m.
Victoria Wyeth, daughter of Nicholas Wyeth, guides public tours of works by her grandfather, Andrew Wyeth, and by her uncle, Jamie Wyeth. The tours include a discussion of the artists' media, techniques, subject matter, and use of models. 2 p.m. tours focus on Andrew and Jamie. 3 p.m. tours focus on Andrew. Free with regular museum admission. Please call 610-388-8326 on the morning of your visit as Ms. Wyeth's schedule is subject to change. |
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Tree Planting
October 10
Check back later for details. Tree reservations will open in September. Sponsored by the Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy.
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Allhallows Eve Ball
October 24
Dance the night away in the museum's "haunted" courtyard. Hosted by the Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy, this popular adult party features live music, a spirited costume competition, and food and beverages with admission. Check back for more details or call 610-388-8315 to receive an invitation.
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A Brandywine Christmas
November 27, 2009 through January 10, 2010
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Alice in Pictureland:
Illustrations of Lewis Carroll's Classic Tales
November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Hundreds of artists have illustrated Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass since their first publication in 1865 and 1871. This exhibition will examine various interpretations of the characters and stories as expressed through illustrations. Featured will be work by John Tenniel, the first illustrator of Carroll's Alice stories, along with subsequent noteworthy artist-interpreters through the years, including Charles Robinson, Peter Newell, Jessie Willcox Smith, and Barry Moser. Over forty objects consisting of original artwork, proofs, prints, and first edition books will be included in this delightful exhibition.
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Dolls at Christmas
from the Ann Wyeth McCoy Collection
November 27, 2009 through January 10, 2010
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Holiday Shops
Most weekends, November through January 10, 2010
Beautiful and unique objects created by some of the region's most talented craftspeople are featured in the museum courtyard. Approximately 12 artisans exhibit and sell their work on a rotating basis, with seven artisans featured each week. Items for sale include dolls, hand-woven scarves, jewelry and pottery. Free with museum admission.
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Annual Critter Sale
December 5 & 6
Handcrafted "critter" ornaments made by the museum volunteers are for sale in the museum's lecture room. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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Charles Santore Book Signing
December 12
Charles Santore will sign his newly published book, The Life and Times of Santa Claus in the Lecture Room, 10 a.m. to Noon.
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Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy - Annual Yuletide Reunion
Monday, December 14
Check back soon for more details or call 610-388-8315 to receive an invitation. Member event. To become a member of the Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy, click here.
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A Brandywine Christmas
Through January 10, 2010
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Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, P.O. Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317 • Phone: 610-388-2700
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