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Article: Andrew Wyeth Donates Watercolor to Museum
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GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-22-2006
Dateline: ATLANTA
Andrew Wyeth has donated one of his watercolors to the High Museum of Art, following a retrospective of his 70-year career.
The watercolor is a 1976 study for "The Quaker," one of the artist's temperas that was featured in the "Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magic" show that opened in Atlanta in November and now is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art until July 16.
"It's an expression of the fully mature artist in his prime," museum director Michael Shapiro said Wednesday. "The unexpected but delightful surprise of this gift is a reflection of how harmonious the relationship (between museum and artist) has ...