Book summary

Newell Convers Wyeth was the grandfather of an American artistic dynasty that included his son Andrew and his grandson Jamie. Though Wyeth aspired to become an accomplished painter, he is remembered for his now-classic book illustrations. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

Media reviews

"As his biographer, David Michaelis confronts a real dilemma: a life story so odd, in its way, and so fundamentally mysterious...that the art for which Wyeth was once known could easily seem irrelevant. That it does not is a tribute to Michaelis's ability to relate the strong emotional content and grandiose fictions of Wyeth's best work to his memories, his family, and his day-to-day experience....Michaelis never lets the reader lose sight of Wyeth's profession as a masterful picture-maker."