History Made Personal: Wyeth Portrait of Chris Sanderson
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
Portrait of Chris Sanderson by Andrew Wyeth.
The Brandywine Valley has become associated over the years with many famous artists, most notably Howard Pyle and N.C. Wyeth. Wyeth was later to become his best known student. When N.C. Wyeth set up his studio in Chadds Ford after the turn of the 20th century, he gained recognition for illustrating many popular...
History made personal: ‘Troops by the Hundred Were Passing’
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
N.C. Wyeth's “Troops by the Hundred Were Passing”
N.C. Wyeth and Chris Sanderson were both born in the year 1882. Chester A. Arthur was President of the United States, having been sworn in after President Garfield succumbed to injuries related to his assassination. The South was undergoing Reconstruction, yet many people in the South still resented...
History Made Personal: book from Benjamin Franklin’s personal library
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
An actual book from Benjamin Franklin's personal library — part of the permanent collection at the Sanderson Museum.
One of the best known and loved of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, philosopher, diplomat, statesman- and a voracious reader. In short, he loved learning, exploring, widening his perspectives and gaining new...
