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Title: Wyeth People
ISBN: 0804010625
Author:
Gene Logsdon
Publicate Date: 2003-11-01
Publish: 2003-11-01
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Wyeth fan
I am a HUGE Wyeth fan. It was an interesting angle, one at first I was afraid was bordering on "stalking" but then I got it. Trying to know the path he was walking without intruding was difficult, but made the man more human for me. I enjoyed the read.
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2: Wyeth People--Honest, Original, and Groundbreaking
I'm in the middle of a Wyeth vs. Hopper research project that takes the better part of a year. While this book was not particularly helpful to my research, it opened me up a bit. This book makes Wyeth's work more real and personal. Truly, one cannot begin to speculate on the master's work before reading this book and understanding who he paints.
This book is not full of critical analysis of his paintings and does not include page after page of color prints we've all seen before. Nor does this act as a biography. Rather this book is groundbreaking in that it examines him through his subjects, in a way. Logsdon spent quite a bit of time in both Pennsylvania and Maine interviewing friends, relatives, acquaintances, and anyone with a connect to Wyeth. One gets an inside look at the characters Wyeth portrayed in The Patriot, The Drifter, and many other portraits. This is a treasure-trove of information that has since been lost as many of Wyeth's subjects have passed on.
This well-written, quick book is for any who could brand themselves a member of "Wyeth People."
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