The wry world of Wyeth: Retrospective explores magical realism of an American icon. From: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) | Date: March 26, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Morning Call. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Geoff Gehman

Mar. 26--Andrew Wyeth will do absolutely anything to make a picture mysterious and dangerous. If he feels a work is too serene, too safe, he may scrape it with his shirt buttons, or stomp on it, or throw a bucket of water at it. If he feels it lacks fire, he may throw it on the fire. One day a fellow artist watched Wyeth add another element to his aggressive palette. Rea Redifer was sketching with his friend by the Brandywine River in Chadds Ford, Ch...