Andrew Wyeth died recently. Wyeth specialized in snap shots of life. From napping puppies to New England shorelines. But he may be most noted for Christina's World. Painted in 1948 show Christina Olson who suffered from muscular deterioration which left her paralyzed from the waist down. Although Wyeth wife Betsy poised for the painting. His paintings hang in the houses of Charles Schultz creator of the comic strip The Peanuts. In the series Snoopy had a Wyeth in his dog house. Fred Rogers also owned a Wyeth.
Wyeth was the first artist ever to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also has a Congressional Gold Medal, a DFA from Bates College.
Wyeth was 91.
Christians World can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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