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"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"
"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"
"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"
(American, 1882 - 1945)

"In the morning I took the Bible; and beginning at the New Testament, I began seriously to read it--"

Alternate Title(s)
  • In the Cave
Oil on canvas
1920
40 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (103.5 × 76.8 cm)
SUPP2000.1236
Private collection, PA
Not on view
The last morning Rowena came to my fire and, snatching the spider from me, took the job off my hands, baking the cakes while I ate
The last morning Rowena came to my fire and, snatching the spider from me, took the job off my hands, baking the cakes while I ate
N.C. Wyeth
1921
It was not signed. I read it slowly, because I was not very good at reading, and turned my eyes west-where my mother had gone
It was not signed. I read it slowly, because I was not very good at reading, and turned my eyes west-where my mother had gone
N.C. Wyeth
1921
"I laid me down flat on my belly on the ground, and began to look for the place"
"I laid me down flat on my belly on the ground, and began to look for the place"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
"I remember," writes Buffalo Bill, "the next day father began trading with the Indians, who were so pleased over the bargins we offered that they sent their friends back to us after they cantered away."
"I remember," writes Buffalo Bill, "the next day father began trading with the Indians, who were so pleased over the bargins we offered that they sent their friends back to us after they cantered away."
N.C. Wyeth
1916
"- and thus I every now and then took a little voyage upon the sea"
"- and thus I every now and then took a little voyage upon the sea"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
I took her in my arms and held her.
I took her in my arms and held her.
N.C. Wyeth
1906
The Blind Beggar on the Isle of Mull In about half an hour of walk, I over took a great, ragged man, moving pretty fast but feeling before him with a staff
The Blind Beggar on the Isle of Mull
In about half an hour of walk, I over took a great, ragged man, moving pretty fast but feeling before him with a staff
N.C. Wyeth
1913
Image Not Available for He was searching the Old Testament for some strong and bitter text.
He was searching the Old Testament for some strong and bitter text.
N.C. Wyeth
1906
It was after this attack that the High Command published to the German army: "The moral effect of our own gunfire can not seriously impede the advance of the American Infantry."
It was after this attack that the High Command published to the German army: "The moral effect of our own gunfire can not seriously impede the advance of the American Infantry."
N.C. Wyeth
1930
Beginning of the American Union Washington salutes the flag as he takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, 1775
Beginning of the American Union
Washington salutes the flag as he takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, 1775
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1919
There fell a long silence through which O'Hara read and Kenyon kept watch at the window.
There fell a long silence through which O'Hara read and Kenyon kept watch at the window.
N.C. Wyeth
1911
Spent his days browsing in libraries, where he read omnivorously.
Spent his days browsing in libraries, where he read omnivorously.
N.C. Wyeth
1908