Letter to William Phelps, page three
DateSeptember 8, 1960
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(American painter, 1917–2009)
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary M. R. Phelps, 1968
Object number1968-21.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe name of the Wyeths' pet poodle was Elouise Seabreeze. Wyeth opens his letter to William Phelps with an observation:This little black face has just appeared out from under my covers at the foot of my bed wondering what the hell I am doing.
He stops his letter when he hears another one of his dogs demanding attention.
The name of the Wyeths' pet poodle was Elouise Seabreeze. Wyeth opens his letter to William Phelps with an observation; "This little black face has just appeared out from under my covers at the foot of my bed wondering what the hell I am doing." Such warm, matter-of-fact exchanges with the Phelps's relate the most fleeting occurrences of Wyeth's day and read like diary entries.
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