Frozen Lives

Karl and Anna Kuerner, Andrew Wyeth’s Iconic Couple

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Pub Date 28 Oct 2017 | Archive Date 13 Feb 2018

Description

To their children, Karl and Anna were “ordinary” people. To the rest of the world they were the extraordinary faces immortalized by Andrew Wyeth. Their story shows they were also far more complicated. Reflecting unprecedented access granted to the author by the Kuerner family, this compellingly readable book sheds light on the complex impacts the Kuerners had on Andrew Wyeth. Even as a young boy growing up in Pennsylvania's rural Brandywine Valley, he was fascinated by his intriguing neighbors, and they would be a major source of Wyeth's inspiration for more than seventy years. Karl Kuerner, hardened by poverty and his service in the German Army during World War I, faced demons of anger and frustration. Anna had her own battles, sometimes wandering the farm muttering to herself in German, between periods in the insane asylum. Included are family photos as well as color images of some of the major Wyeth paintings that the Kuerners and their farmscape inspired.

To their children, Karl and Anna were “ordinary” people. To the rest of the world they were the extraordinary faces immortalized by Andrew Wyeth. Their story shows they were also far more...


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ISBN 9780764354151
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A compelling and fascinating account of Karl and Anna Kuerner, their relationship with artist Andrew Wyeth, and an exploration of the inspiration he drew from them. Essential reading for anyone interested in Wyeth and his art.

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