It reveals the artist's dark depths, as well as the ruthless, angry, child/man fantasist who paints the basic brutalities of existence -- death and madness --that vibrate eerily beneath his pictures' calm surfaces. Gives a good insight of his life and passion including some intrigues. 0060929219 - Andrew Wyeth: a Secret Life by Meryman, Richard - … A revelation. I much prefer my interpretation. It covers many details of where and why many of the pictures were created, including many family matters that influenced the personal and artistic choices as well as clarifying the many personality quirks of the artist. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. This is an outstanding biography of Andrew Wyeth. No one will ever view Andrew Wyeth's apparently tranquil works the same way again after reading this vivid and astonishing portrait." Definitely recommend. Richard Meryman has written a wonderful book. Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings. Wyeth often said: "I paint my life." Almost 500 detailed pages about him, his siblings, his father and mother, his wife, his children, his models, and everything in between. Heavy wear to cover. Perhaps the only thing he truly loved was his art. But, in this author's hands, all of this becomes fascinating revealing compost. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. While I am only a short 79 pages through this book, thus far I have found it well written and personal. I had stayed away from learning about maien artists for some reason. 2.5 stars // Recommended only for true fans of Andrew Wyeth. This very detailed biography is very clearly written by a veteran journalist. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2019. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life book by Richard Meryman. Several of the Wyeth family, including Andrew, have referred to insanity that runs through the family, which makes me wonder if some critics mistake the depth and insanity in the paintings as accessibility. Thus, Wyeth is viewed from many angles, as his paintings should also be viewed. This was a complex book about an incredibly complex man - indeed, a member of a complex family of artists and creators. Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings. Those who read this book will never look at Wyeth's work as they did before. Mr. Meryman worked for Life until it ceased publication as a weekly in 1972, then focused on books. Shelves: of-interest. Wow, what an epic, interesting life. Richard Meryman's narrative is almost novelistic, with its larger-than-life characters and subplots: the tragedy of C.C. Fascinating biography, which I don't generally like a whole lot. As much as Merryman wants readers to understand the emotion, rage, secrecy of Wyeth's paintings there's no feeling in the book. This is a very in-depth biography of Andrew Wyeth, a great American artist, loved by the public and panned by many art critics, who hated his realism and focus on rural life. It's a very detailed biography of an amazingly complex person, with a huge focus on his long and complicated marriage/partnership with his wife Betsy. It is well written but I found it WAY too long and I found it a real snooze-fest. Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017, This book, without a doubt, is one of the most atmospheric and emotional biographies I have ever read. In his art, Wyeth's favorite subjects were the land and people around him, both in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and at his summer home in Cushing, Maine. Andrew Wyeth was a simple, yet fascinating, human whose artistic style and paintings have impressed many over 6+ decades. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. recommended by ed/deb and well worth it. It depicts a man possessed by art with an astonishing work ethic. HarperCollins, 447 pages, $35. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I’m exhausted from this read! Best thing I've read since East of Eden! I had stayed away from learning about maien artists for some reason. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. However, the storyteller left out very little about Wyeth almost to the minutiae which made for quite a drawn out tome. Richard Meryman has written a wonderful book." New York: Harper Collins, 1996. Well wrapped and delivered on time. Why would people admire portraits with the subjects positioned to the side of the picture facing away from it? Something went wrong. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life, biography by Richard Meryman. In the process, his realist works in watercolor and tempera, including the famous "Christina's World," have gained him a special and secure niche in the history of American art. The author of the biography described the work as being full of hate and anger and violence. Almost 500 detailed pages about him, his siblings, his father and mother, his wife, his children, his models, and everything in between. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. There was no connection for the reader to the players in the story. One of the undisputedly good things about modern scholarship is that women’s history is finally getting its due.... To see what your friends thought of this book, Andrew Wyeth has always been one of my favorite artists and this book did not disappoint. I would have given this book 6 stars if I could. Just perfect to help me better understand this artist and his evolution through a look at his personal experience. I saw beauty and solitude in his work. It's a very detailed biography of an amazingly complex person, with a huge focus on his long and complicated marriage/partnership with his wife Betsy. April 21st 1998 It's filled with details of his family and friends and models and art but the writing was mechanical. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The paintings are much more than they seem to be, with backstories that are often ugly and cruel. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life By Richard Meryman, HarperCollins, $35, 447 pages Andrew Wyeth provokes either love or hatred among the viewers of his paintings, and few reactions in between. It was a long, long read but I can honestly say that although it was time consuming, it was an enjoyable read through and through. English. It is well written but I found it WAY too long and I found it a real snooze-fest. Andrew Wyeth's work has been criticised as being too accessible, perhaps because it is stark and seemingly simple. I appreciated some of Wyeth’s artwork placed throughout and, as a result of this biography, will be further endeared to him and his work. Aft. I went through my Wyeth art books while reading this one and seeing his works in color enhance my reading experience. In ''Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life,'' Richard Meryman, a former … Highly recommend! Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. A portrait of the reclusive American artist illuminates Wyeth's character and personality, creative processes, and life events in terms of one or more of h… I loved the Helga series. Andrew Wyeth was an extremely physically sick man with an enormous dedication to his work and fierce independence. His subject matter and color variety is narrow to the extreme, yet they touched a huge number of people from all over the world. Start by marking “Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Why was he the most popular American "People's" artist, when he mostly painted sick, mentally ill, extremely poor and the scenery that is not traditionally beautiful in the least? There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. HarperCollins, 447 pages, $35. I know a lot about the Wyeth family and this does not surprise me. After N.C.'s death the book concentrated on Andrew. --Geoffrey WardA, Richard Meryman, the son of a painter, worked for twenty-three years as a reporter, correspondent, editor, and staff writer for the original. Please try again. It was quite complete, starting with Wyeth family history with much about N.C. Wyeth and his influence on his family. Search Tips. The revelation of the "Helga" series gave the married Wyeth's life, at … I am sure many readers will simply skip over some of those parts. For example, "World war II" (with quotes) will give more precise results than World war II (without quotes). Mr. Happy Women's History Month! In fact it made Andrew Wyeth the only person from the domain of the arts to qualify for the signal honor hitherto reserved for presidents, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Henry Kissinger in his prime. Refresh and try again. Mr. It explores all the factors that have combined to create Andrew Wyeth -- his childhood in a hothouse of creativity; his hypersensitivity; his formidable wife; his identification with … Unable to add item to List. Arts, Music & Photography Books > Individual Artist Books. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It would be helpful if this book had an index of names to make it easier to find those people you were interested in knowing more about. Andrew Wyeth by Richard Meryman, 1996, HarperCollins edition, in English - 1st ed. Andrew Wyeth : A Secret Life, Paperback by Meryman, Richard, ISBN 0060929219, ISBN-13 9780060929213, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A portrait of the reclusive American artist illuminates Wyeth's character and personality, creative processes, and life … Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017. This book has piqued my interest in further research, so I'm looking for the documentary Snow Hill and planning to visit the Wyeth family retrospective at the Greenville County Museum in SC that's ongoing thru August of this year. Excellent! Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings. "A revelation. Wyeth was a very complex personality, often very empathetic toward those he painted but also sometimes cruel and. After reading Andrew Wyeth, A Secret Life, I realized what an important person she was in his career, the way she kept detailed records of all of his works. This book tries to answer these and many other questions, while keeping the author's opinion to the minimum and the actual facts to the maximum. I almost gave it a 5. I have been a fan of Wyeth's work for most of my life; however, until I read Meryman's biography of the artist and his work I realized that I had never fully appreciated or understood what Wyeth was actually painting. If you are a huge Andrew Wyeth buff you might be interested but I found myself putting the book down way too much in favor of others. see review. Over the years he followed Wyeth’s career and got to sit with the artists friends and relatives. by Harper Perennial. Jan 31, 2008 Mariah rated it liked it. It explores all the factors that have combined to create Andrew Wyeth -- his childhood in a hothouse of creativity; his hypersensitivity; his formidable wife; his identification with people marginalized and misunderstood -- all which have made him an American icon. What a story and what a life. The writer obviously knew the family well and shared insights into the family through observations and anecdotes. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life By Richard Meryman, HarperCollins, $35, 447 pages Andrew Wyeth provokes either love or hatred among the viewers of his paintings, and few reactions in between. Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings. 1997 The Olson Collection is purchased by Mr. Katsushige Suzaki, a Japanese businessman and patron of the arts. Andrew Newell Wyeth was a visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working predominantly in a regionalist style. In fact, the book, in my opinion, portrayed her as over controlling, self-centered, and just not a nice person. Richard Meryman goes well beyond the surface to try to understand what made Wyeth tick. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. The Helga saga is described vividly in Richard Meryman's "Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life" (HarperCollins, $35, 447 pp. Every person who had ever crossed into Wyeth's life- every agonizing family detail- the minute details of every place he lived, every relative, every friend, every thought-- is gone into with excruciating intimacy. Suffice it to say, the Wyeths are a complex family; full of contradictions and layers of some-might-say eccentricity. The arrival of a knowledgeable biography about Andrew Wyeth has to be considered a great occasion. The book is a portrait of obsession -- how single-mindedness has affected Wyeth's relationships and transformed his world into a realm of secrecy and fervid imagination. He was a selfish genius...perhaps that is an oxymoron...all genius are selfish? Fascinating read and the author paints a detailed and intricate picture of the man Wyeth was. 447 pp, with Index. Century. Wyeth is a true artist in every sense of the word. Quite wisely, the author provides granular details and fascinating bits of dialog; and as a result we are steeped in a deep knowledge of Wyeth, his family, his well-known subjects/models, his landscapes, seascapes, tumble-down ram shackles, windswept farms, barren beaches, and more. 20 New Books on Women’s History. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life Richard Meryman, Author HarperCollins $35 (464p) ISBN 978-0-06-017113-1. They seem to be a bit full of themselves. A genius, but probably not one I'd want to live with. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life. Nicely written biography that does not try and deify Wyeth. Noticeably used book. The collection consists of studies for major works done at the Olsons. Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life Richard Meryman HarperCollins Andrew Wyeth, arguably America's best-known living artist, is … Andre Wyeth: A Secret Life by Richard Meryman, Power, Sister! The book is full of interesting facts. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I went through my Wyeth art books while r. Andrew Wyeth has always been one of my favorite artists and this book did not disappoint. Complementary to other works and insightful, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2018. My caveat is that the reader needs a good collection of Wyeth repros at hand when reading, most particularly the. I found it especially interesting because I am also an artist who coincidentally lives within a mile of the Wyeth world in Chadds Ford, PA. All in all, if you have any interest about Wyeth or the Chadds Ford area then this is a must read. He will be 89 this summer. You get snippets of the other famous Wyeths as well (N.C. and Jamie). This is a well written and interesting book. His originals are breathtaking -- to my mind Andy is the best American painter of the 20th. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Overly long, filled with profiles of tangential characters and interviews with every model and second cousin who happened to drop by for dinner - still, it's full of insight into the artist's temperament and the iron-bound armor Wyeth donned to keep the world at bay so he could get some work done. I believe he was one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2017. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This is one American dynasty I can be happy about. Includes bibliographical references (p. 438) and index. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Of course, Andrew Wyeth is so good that any print presents only the shadow of his genius. 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