On Saturday, April 26, the Farnsworth’s Art Museum will open an exhibition entitled The Wyeths, Maine and the Sea. The exhibition of approximately thirty works will run through Sunday, December 28 at the museum’s Wyeth Center.

The art of the Wyeths – N.C., Andrew and Jamie – is a direct result of their familiarity with and fascination for life along midcoast Maine, reaching back to N.C.’s decision to bring his family to the area in 1920. The Wyeths’ interests have included the coast’s dramatic shoreline and islands, including Monhegan, the lives of fishermen and farmers, and the boats, houses, barns, lighthouses and other structures scattered throughout the midcoast. Their interest in these subjects is part of a long-standing tradition of work done by artists and artisans in Maine since the eighteenth century. In addition to works by the Wyeths, the exhibition will also include a selection of paintings by James G. Babbidge, George Bellows, Walter Dean, James Fitzgerald, Rockwell Kent, Fitz Henry Lane, William Edward Norton, William Pierce Stubbs, Frederick Waugh, and Andrew Winter; and a selection of ship models that include the Red Jacket clipper ship, the seven master schooner Thomas Lawson, and the only known ship model by John Haley Bellamy. Organized by Farnsworth Registrar Angela Waldron..

The opening will be celebrated at a members’ preview and reception which will take place on Friday, April 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Wyeth Center, on the corner of Union and Grace Street in Rockland. This exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of Anna Mae & George Twigg, III. The primary media sponsor of this exhibition is Maine Home + Design.

In conjunction with this exhibition, the Farnsworth will present three gallery tours by museum Registrar and exhibition curator Angela Waldron: on Friday, July 18, at 2 p.m.; Friday, August 1, at 2 p.m.; and Friday, August 20, at 2 p.m. These gallery tours are free with museum admission. For more information please visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org/education or call the Education Department at 207-596-0949.