Artist:
Andrew Wyeth
(American, 1917 - 2009)
Sitter:
Nathaniel Wyeth
Nat
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Date: 1988
Dimensions:
19 3/4 × 21 3/8 in. (50.2 × 54.3 cm)
Accession number: 94.15
Copyright: © 2024 Wyeth Foundation for American Art / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Label Copy:
In this sensitive portrait of his older brother, Andrew Wyeth depicts a man deep in thought. A highly esteemed inventor and engineer for the DuPont company for forty years, Nathaniel (1911-1990) was originally named after his father Newell Convers Wyeth. However, the young boy’s fascination with mechanical objects led N. C. Wyeth to rename him after an uncle who was himself an engineer. A resident of Chadds Ford, Nathaniel Wyeth’s most significant achievement at DuPont was his creation of a plastic bottle strong enough to withstand the pressure of carbonated liquids.
In this sensitive portrait of his older brother, Andrew Wyeth depicts a man deep in thought. A highly esteemed inventor and engineer for the DuPont company for forty years, Nathaniel (1911-1990) was originally named after his father Newell Convers Wyeth. However, the young boy’s fascination with mechanical objects led N. C. Wyeth to rename him after an uncle who was himself an engineer. A resident of Chadds Ford, Nathaniel Wyeth’s most significant achievement at DuPont was his creation of a plastic bottle strong enough to withstand the pressure of carbonated liquids.
Curatorial Remarks100% ownership Interest in 2003