In September 2024, nearly two dozen students and faculty from the University of Delaware's Department of Art History gathered at the Brandywine Museum of Art for a study day at the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center. William L. Coleman, the center's new director and a Wyeth Foundation Curator, led the group through the facility, showing drawings, paintings, and Wyeth's personal library, and curated the exhibition “Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination,” featuring previously unseen watercolors and drawings.
The event matters because it strengthened UD's affiliation with the Brandywine Museum and demonstrated how the Study Center can support undergraduate and graduate research. It also highlighted Wyeth's deep connection to the Brandywine watershed ecosystem and the museum's role in engaging diverse audiences with art, botany, environmental change, and regional culture, while restoring fellowship among participants after the pandemic.