The challenge to me was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life which most people would consider hopeless. If in some small way I have been able in paint to make the viewer sense that her world may be limited physically but by no means spiritually, then I have achieved what I set out to do. Andrew Wyeth
Christina's World is a 1948 tempera painting by Andrew Wyeth. The work shows a woman struggling up (or just sitting on) a grassy hill, moving or looking toward a colonial house set in a landscape of tawny grass. The subject of the painting is Anna Christina Olson (1893-1968), crippled by polio (or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) and the Cushing, Maine home she shared with her brother, Alvaro (1894-1967). Andrew Wyeth was a close friend and neighbor of the Olsens. Betsy Wyeth, wife of the artist, actually posed for the painting. The view is from the southeast, just off Hathorne Point Rd. - AsNotedIn
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948/00/00 | Andrew Wyeth | Painter | Christina's World - created | Olson House | South Cushing |
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| Particulars for Christina's World: | |||
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| Art Attribute | American Art | ||
| Art Medium | Gesso | ||
| Art Type | Painting | art of using colored substance to create a picture | |
| Art Medium | Tempura | ||
| Art Medium | Wood Panel | sheet of wood | |
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