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Nephew
of Andrew Wyeth and grandson of N. C. Wyeth, A.
N. Wyeth was commissioned by the Delaware Nature Society to create
a watercolor of the historic 18th century stone bank barn at its Coverdale
Farm. The barn is a symbol of our agrarian past and of the importance
of soil and clean water to our survival. A limited edition of 500 reproductions,
22 x 28" with an 18 x 24" image, were created by Qoro,
Inc., on watercolor paper using state-of-the-art digital technology.
ABOUT
COVERDALE FARM
COVERDALE
FARM near Greenville, Del., is a part of the Delaware Nature Society's
Burrows Run Preserve. Between 1927 and the early 1930's, Crawford and
Margaretta Greenewalt acquired Coverdale Farm. They farmed the land and
built a home. In 1990, the Greenewalts donated 110 acres in the Burrows
Run valley to the Delaware Nature Society plus additional lands to be
sold for an endowment. In 1998, the Old Kennett Foundation trustees
decided to dissolve the foundation and give all the assets, including
229 acres, the 18th century barn, two houses, and farm equipment to the
Nature Society. The Coverdale Farm property includes a champion
black tupelo tree (Nyssa sylvatica), which is the third largest
of its kind in the nation and the largest in Delaware. Plans were initiated
in April 2000 to develop a year-round farm education program at the site.
Together with the 352-acre Burrows Run Preserve and other lands protected
by the Nature Society and the Greenewalt/Frederick families, a phenomenal
438 acres have been permanently protected. |
