Wyeth BetsyJames

American writer and noted family member, wife of artist Andrew Wyeth and mother of famous artist Jamie Wyeth. Together they had two sons, Jamie, an artist, and Nicholas, an art dealer. Betsy was instrumental in her husbands career, managing his business affairs and introducing him to the real-life woman who modeled for the famous painting "Christinas World." She was the daughter of a newspaper editor and his wife. She met Andrew Wyeth and fell in love with him when she was a teenager and they married on May 15, 1940. She published several books concerning Wyeths including a book of their letters and a book for youngsters entitled "The Stray" in 1979. Read less