{"product_id":"andrew-wyeth-christinas-world","title":"Andrew Wyeth: Christina's World","description":"\u003cp class=\"redstrong\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deep dive into one of the most iconic paintings in American art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1947 Andrew Wyeth produced what would become one of the most iconic paintings in American art: a desolate landscape depicting a single figure, which he called Christina’s World. The woman in the painting, Christina Olson, lived in Cushing, Maine, where Wyeth and his wife kept a summer house. She suffered from polio, and was paralyzed from the waist down; Wyeth was moved to portray her when he saw her one day crawling through the field towards her house. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristina’s World became one of the most simultaneously well-loved and scorned works of the twentieth century, igniting heated arguments about parochialism, sentimentality, kitsch, and elitism that have continued to absorb the art world, long after the artist’s death in 2009. An essay by curator Laura Hoptman revisits the genesis of the painting, discussing Wyeth’s curious focus, over the course of his career, on a deliberately delimited range of subjects, and exploring the mystery that continues to surround the enigmatic painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLaura Hoptman, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExecutive Director of The Drawing Center in New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 56 pages | 35 illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDate published:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e  September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e9781633451933\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 27.5 x 23.5 \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003ecm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-sections\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"book-reviews\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"MoMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311319753082,"sku":"9781633451933","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/8302\/files\/andrew-wyeth-christina-s-world-9781633451933-1260123518.jpg?v=1790518033","url":"https:\/\/www.museumbookstore.com\/products\/andrew-wyeth-christinas-world","provider":"Museum Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}