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.
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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