Curator for Wyeth Foundation

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BRMA seeks an exceptional individual to manage the Collection and its small staff and cultivate new scholarship on the life and work of Andrew Wyeth and the contributions of Betsy Wyeth to the artist’s career and legacy. Serving as the full-time curator and steward of the Collection (numbering almost 7,000 works), the Curator will be instrumental in advancing the study of this iconic artist —whose work spans seven decades—and those around him, especially Betsy Wyeth whose research, publications, record-keeping, preservation of properties, and home-making played a large role in shaping his career. This will entail ongoing research, exhibitions, gallery installations, and educational programming at BRMA and the FAM. The WFC will facilitate access to the Collection, approve and arrange loan requests by other museums and organize Wyeth exhibitions for travel to other museums. The Curator will oversee an in-process catalogue raisonné and author other scholarly publications. The successful candidate will encourage collaboration with museums and scholars to generate a multiplicity of voices researching and interpreting the history of Andrew and Betsy Wyeth.

Based at the BRMA, the WFC will manage the Wyeth office and Collection stored there as well as the Wyeth Study Center and Collection stored at FAM. The Curator will prepare ongoing installations in dedicated Wyeth galleries in both museums. The Curator will continue to build the Wyeth archives and library, seeking out new materials.

The Curator will display a passionate interest in the work and world of Andrew Wyeth and be highly motivated and able to work collaboratively with internal and external management, Board members, curators, scholars, conservators, artists, and educators. The successful candidate will have excellent editorial, organizational, and communication skills, a track record of conducting original research, scholarly publications, exceptional and accessible communication skills, and a spirit of openness and collaboration. The Curator plays a key role as a steward of the Collection and will bring best practices to collections management in storage, display, travel, and conservation, while promoting access for researchers. They will create an annual budget for all Andrew Wyeth-related activities, as well as prepare and present progress reports to the Foundation.

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