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<< back to previous pageSomerville Manning Gallery
101 Stone Block Row
Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor
Greenville, DE 19807
Phone: (302) 652-0271
Fax: (302) 235-2605
OverviewAmenitiesEventsSince 1981 the Gallery has been committed to exhibiting art from the historic tradition of the Brandywine Valley, to presenting the best of regional artists, and to bringing to Wilmington artists of national and international stature. Specializing in 20th- and 21st-century fine art and sculpture, including the Brandywine School of Illustrators: N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, Ann Wyeth McCoy, Peter Sculthorpe, J. Clayton Bright, Greg Mort, Bo Bartlett and Jon Redmond. Located in historic Breck's Mill adjacent to the Hagley Museum, Somerville Manning is unique among small city galleries. The gallery is available to rent for small weddings, rehearsal dinners, cocktail parties & other events. Please contact us for more information. Hours: M-Sat 10-5; call for summer hours.Attractions
Hours- Hours of operation: Gallery Hours are: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm Summer Hours are: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm - Saturdays 11 am - 3 pm Evening Hours by Appointment
American Masters
Date(s): 04/19/2013 - 06/08/2013 Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Times: Tues-Sat 10-5
Phone: 302-652-0271
Email: info@somervillemanning.com
Admission: Free
For over thirty years Somerville Manning Gallery has specialized in paintings by the Wyeth family. The 4th American Masters exhibition continues to follow the artworks of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth and the artists of their eras. The show of original paintings explores over 100 years of masters in the American art world. Along with paintings by N.C. Wyeth, will be works by American impressionist, Maurice Prendergast, American realists, Robert Henri and George Bellows, and Philadelphia native, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, among others.Paintings by the father of abstract expressionist, Hans Hofmann, will coincide with the Post-War period in which Andrew Wyeth was exploring realism. American modernists, Milton Avery and Alfred Henry Maurer will also be featured along side the Andrew Wyeth paintings, representing other realist painters in this period. The exhibition includes other works from many important American schools and traditions that transition from realism to abstraction, including The Ashcan School, The Eight, the Stieglitz circle, and Western art.
Added to My Itinerary |Description The gallery is available to rent for small weddings, rehearsal dinners, cocktail parties & other events. Please contact us for more information.
The Visitors Center operates Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Our toll-free number is 1-800-489-6664.© 2013 Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau. All rights reserved. 100 West 10th Street, Suite 20 Wilmington, DE 19801

