Andrew Wyeth: A Spoken Self-Portrait: Selected and Arranged by Richard Meryman from Recorded Conversations with the Artist, 1964-2007

You won't be disappointed. Amazon Customer I am a great fan of Andrew Wyeth and this revealing interview shows the earthy guy behind the brushes. I have a personal friend who lived in Brandywine area for many years and knew him through a local business he owned in Chadd's Ford. His personal knowledge and this book mesh completely. My friend's stories were more the day-to-day interaction of two guy. jazzy said This is one of the best books on Wyeth I have ever read. This is an outstanding book. Richard Meryman has written this book in a way that really gives insight into Wyeths thinking as well as his art works. The illustrations and the discussions about them brings the paintings to life by having quotes that Wyeth made about them. This is one of the best books on Wyeth I have ever read!. B. Langford said Lovely book.. Great book. Very interesting artist. Interesting to read Andrew Wyeth's perspective on his art.

This book is a rare depiction of an artist that succeeds in bringing across the sense of the man, as well as the master of his craft. (Publisher's Weekly)

A lifelong realist who swam against the art world tide of modernism, he showed himself to be fundamentally a painter of emotion--of people and objects that somehow embodied his memories and imagination, triggering feelings inexpressible in words, but recognized by viewers.” In five skillfully crafted monologues composed by Meryman around key themes in Wyeth’s work, we hear the voices of not only the artist but also his subjects, neighbors, relatives and critics. The book includes reproductions of the works of art discussed by Wyeth in his own words, as well as previously unpublished photographs of Wyeth’s studio taken in 2009.Richard Meryman is the author of the acclaimed biography Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life (1996).. Richard Meryman began an enduring friendship with Andre