Editing Andrew Wyeth (section)

== Legacy ==

Andrew Wyeth died on January 16, 2009, in Chadds Ford, where he had spent most of his life. His legacy includes not only his paintings—housed in major museums and private collections worldwide—but also his role in demonstrating that realist painting could achieve popular success regardless of critical fashion. The Brandywine River Museum, which houses major collections of his work alongside his father's and son's, institutionalizes the family tradition he continued. Wyeth represents the Philadelphia region's contribution to American visual culture, his Chadds Ford base connecting him to the city while his work depicted a rural world just beyond its boundaries.<ref name="anderson"/>