The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth
Painting a Family Legacy
$37.14
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2025
Summary
Celebrate the defining moments of a great American painter’s journey to creating his own voice in this stunning portrait of Andrew Wyeth.
Andrew Wyeth is one of the greatest American painters of the twentieth century. Before he found his creative voice, he was a boy growing up in an artistic family, spending his time in rural Pennsylvania and Maine. Andy, as he was called by his family, was trained by his father, renowned artist N.C. Wyeth, but they didn’t always see …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316339087 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316339083 |
| Author: | Gene Barretta |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 246mm x 12mm |
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Praise for The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth
A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award
★ “This title focuses on the growth and development of the noted American artist Andrew Wyeth…The illustrations, done in watercolor and colored pencil, capture the growth of the artist and the beauty of his surroundings in harmony with his own work…Will appeal to budding artists; his story is one that offers a path for those who find their passion for the world best expressed through art.”–School Library Journal, starred review
“An exacting account of how American painter Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) embraced his own unique style…With eloquent quotes from Andy and his inner circle, Barretta has crafted a sensitive and nuanced portrait of a complicated parent/child relationship. His holistic view provides a wealth of information…. A sincere and focused biography that will leave readers determined to paint–and live–their own way.”–Kirkus Reviews
“Watercolor and colored pencil illustrations evoke the subject’s warm realism, his lived-in color palette, and, above all, his profound humanism, making this picture book biography both aesthetic and informative.”–Publisher’s Weekly
“The illustrations, done in watercolor and colored pencil, beautifully evoke Andrew’s own style in this heartening story of finding your own way.”
–BooklistAbout The Author
Gene Barretta
Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin, Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci, and Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives, which was the recipient of a Cook Honor from Bank Street College of Education. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania with his son.
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