The Brandywine Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, has opened its "Home for the Holidays" exhibition, featuring a custom-made dollhouse built by Ann Wyeth McCoy and her husband John McCoy from a repurposed tool shed. Two of the dollhouse's six modular rooms are on display, showcasing miniature furniture handcrafted by Ann's brother Nathaniel Wyeth and tiny paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Henriette Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth. The dollhouse includes hidden family references, such as a miniature six-pack of Coca-Cola and a bottle labeled "Lucy Juice," a nod to benefactor Lucy Farnsworth.
This exhibition matters because it offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the personal lives and creative traditions of the Wyeth family, one of America's most renowned artistic dynasties. The dollhouse reflects a long-standing family passion for miniatures and model-making, revealing how artistic practice extended beyond painting into craft and play. By preserving and displaying these objects, the Brandywine Museum deepens public understanding of the Wyeths' legacy and the interconnected relationships that shaped their art.