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N.C. Wyeth Chronology
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1882
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Born in Needham, Massachusetts on October 22. |
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1902
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Arrived in Wilmington, Delaware and began studies with Howard Pyle in Wilmington and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
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1903
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Published an illustration for the first time (cover of The Saturday Evening Post, February 21, 1903). |
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1904
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Traveled west for experiences related to subjects for illustration. Worked in a Colorado round-up and rode with the mail in Arizona and New Mexico. |
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1906
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Made a second trip to Colorado for experience and to collect objects for props. |
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1906
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Married Carolyn B. Bockius of Wilmington, Delaware. |
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1907
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Painted Mowing. Daughter, Henriette, born in October. Moved to Chadds Ford. |
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1908-1910
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Frequently worked on landscapes and also family portraits and still-lifes. |
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1911
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Painted famous Treasure Island series. Built house and studio in Chadds Ford. Exhibited for first time at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. |
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1909-1920s
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Landscapes often reflected various European art influences. Began to paint in Port Clyde, Maine. |
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Early 1930s
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Style of landscapes and portraits changed. Painted surface became thinner. In 1934, Dying Winter represented the new style. |
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1937-1938
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Egg tempera medium introduced in Chadds Ford by Peter Hurd, one of his sons-in-law. Began to work in a new style appropriate to egg tempera. The palette darkens. Representative paintings are Deep Cove Lobsterman (1939), The War Letter (1944), and Nightfall (1945). |
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1945
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Along with his grandson, Newell Convers Wyeth II, died in an auto accident in Chadds Ford on October 19.
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