Delaware Nature Society

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Barn at Coverdale Farm
by A. N. Wyeth

Signed and numbered reproductions - $250 - Embellished with a remarque by the artist - $750

Proceeds from the sale of these prints and the original benefit the current capital campaign, "Educating for the Future," to create an endowment for education, expand the Ashland Nature Center, and make improvements to Coverdale Farm.

Other Merchandise
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.

Buy the print at Ashland Nature Center or call 302-239-2334.