Newell Convers Wyeth

N.C. Wyeth studied art at the Howard Pyle School of Art in Wilmington, Delaware with the goal of becoming an illustrator. His first published work was featured on the front cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1903. This led to the publication of many of his works in the Post. On April 16, 1906 he married Carolyn Bockius and together they had five children: Henriette (1907), Carolyn (1909), Nathaniel (1911), Ann (1915) and Andrew (1917). He explored all areas of the art world during his career. These areas included commercial art, religious painting, western painting and fairytale stories. A man of great physical stature, he often felt restricted by commissioned works and enjoyed free painting and illustration more. He had a variety of influences including Western work, Medieval England, Biblical Judea, Colonial America, and nature. His career as a commercial illustrator included work for the Coca-Cola Company, whiskey companies, Cream of Wheat, Kellogg’s and Aunt Jemima Syrup. Wyeth died in an accident on October 20, 1945. N.C. Wyeth is the patriarch of one of America's most famous artistic families.