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Wyeth

American  
[wahy-uhth] / ˈwaɪ əθ /

noun

  1. Andrew Newell 1917–2009, U.S. painter.

  2. his son James Browning, born 1946, U.S. painter.

  3. Newell Convers (father of Andrew Newell), 1882–1945, U.S. illustrator and painter.


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Another treat: A side gallery, where capsule shows dedicated to a single artist will be turned over monthly, is now dedicated to Andrew Wyeth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"You need some leadership when it goes wrong. You need people to come out and reassure us," said Wyeth.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Her favorite is Newell Convers Wyeth, best known for his classic book illustrations of characters like Uncas in “The Last of the Mohicans” and the pirates in “Treasure Island.”

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023

“Play It as It Lays” appeared in 1970; the story of an actor, Maria Wyeth, who is in the process of decompensating, it is regarded as Didion’s “Hollywood” book.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

In 1832 Nathaniel J. Wyeth of Cambridge, Massachusetts, came overland with a small party, expecting to meet in the Columbia River, a vessel with supplies, to compete with the Hudson's Bay Company.

From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies