A Chartered Financial Analyst and managing member of equity investment firm Selkirk Partners, Stewart Strawbridge is a longtime supporter of a number of arts and charitable organizations, including the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. A native of Chester County, Stewart Strawbridge is proud of his continued service as a museum board member. The Brandywine River Museum of Art is renowned as the location of a permanent exhibit for the works of American painter Andrew Wyeth, his father, N. C. Wyeth, and his son, Jamie Wyeth. The Wyeth family were longtime residents of Chadds Ford, and the town was the site of Andrew Wyeth’s birth. N. C. Wyeth achieved fame with his vibrant book illustrations featuring swashbucklers, cowboys, and medieval knights on horseback. Andrew Wyeth’s evocative, enigmatic work, particularly his 1948 painting Christina’s World, is considered iconic American art. Jamie Wyeth transformed common figures of people, animals, and Brandywine River landscapes and gained a following for his portrait of President John F. Kennedy. The museum also includes vibrant exhibits of the works of other American artists, particularly those from the Brandywine River area. The collection features stunning landscape paintings and noted examples of portraiture.
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