Reading List for Winterthur Museum and Brandywine Valley

For more in-depth information on Winterthur Museum and the many museums of the Brandywine River Valley (in Delaware and Pennsylvania), I suggest the following books and article:

Bibliography

Andrew Wyeth, The New York Times

Cantor, Jay E. Winterthur. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997.

Cooper, Wendy A. An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont’s Winterthur Museum. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art and Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 2002. Order online.

Eversmann, Pauline. The Winterthur Guide to Recognizing Styles: American Decorative Arts from the 17th to the 19th Centuries. Winterthur, Del.: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 2001.

Fennimore, Donald L., et al. Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur. Winterthur, Del.: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1994.

Krill, Rosemary Troy, and Pauline K. Eversman. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2000. (Winterthur Museum, and American Association for State and Local History).

Lord, Ruth. Henry F duPont and Winterthur: A Daughter’s Portrait. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.

Sweeney, John A. Winterthur Illustrated. New York: Chanticleer Press, 1963.

Wamsley, James S. The Brandywine Valley: An Introduction to its Cultural Treasures, New York: Harry N Abrams, 1992.