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He was awarded the 2007 National Medal of the Arts for his services to the arts.

One of the most famous American artists of the 20th century. Most well known painting is "Christina's World".

On 12 July 2017, the 100th anniversary of his birth, 12 of his paintings were issued on a set of USA nondenominated commemorative postage stamps. The dozen stamps were issued in a single pane. The first-day-of-issue ceremony took place in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Wyeth's hometown. The price of each stamp on day of issue was 49¢. The paintings depicted on the stamps, in the order in which they appear in the pane, are Wind from the Sea (1947), Big Room (1988), Christina's World (1948), Alvaro and Christina (1968), Frostbitten (1962), Sailor's Valentine (1985), Soaring (1942-50), North Light (1984), Spring Fed (1967), The Carry (2003), Young Bull (1960), and My Studio (1974).

Son of artist Newell Convers " N. C.." Wyeth (October 22, 1882 - October 19, 1945) and father of artist Jamie Wyeth.