Prior to the 1960s Andrew Wyeth enjoyed a stellar reputation as a rising star in the art
world. Since then critics and scholars have largely ignored him. Wyeth however who is age 88
at the date of publication has continued to paint to the delight of his admirers collectors
and the art-loving public. Now in association with the High Museum exhibition Andrew Wyeth:
Memory & Magic takes a fresh look at the work of one of America's most beloved artists.In
examining his entire oeuvre the book celebrates the artist's ongoing love affair with everyday
life-domestic natural and architectural. Found throughout Wyeth's work these objects form
patterns that illuminate core themes and reveal the artist wrestling with issues of memory
temporality embodiment and the metaphysical. Organized chronologically and thematically the
book explores how the artist's approach to these subjects was formed in his early career and
has been revisited in new and surprising ways in recent years.Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magic
comprises 150 tempera paintings and 50 drawings and watercolors-including his most-famous works
but also many published here for the first time.
