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Thursday, 28 April 2016 13:57

George Weymouth, Founder of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Has Passed Away

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George A. “Frolic” Weymouth, the founder of the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, has passed away. He was 78. Weymouth, an accomplished artist, acquired a nineteenth-century mill in 1971 and after an extensive renovation, established the Brandywine River Museum of Art. The institution, which focuses on American art, champions artists practicing in the Brandywine River Valley. The museum owns many works by local artists, including N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth. On June 2, the Brandywine River Museum will celebrate Weymouth’s legacy with an exhibition of his paintings

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