Brandywine Conservancy Preserves Culture and Environment

By Stewart Strawbridge

Introduction

Stewart Strawbridge is one of three founding members of the global equity investment firm Selkirk Partners. A supporter of environmental conservation and the arts, Stewart Strawbridge sits on the board of The Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art.

The Brandywine Conservancy

Founded by concerned locals in 1967, The Brandywine Conservancy seeks to preserve both natural and cultural resources, with a particular emphasis on protecting the water quality in the Brandywine watershed through responsible land stewardship and conservation based municipal design.

Conclusion

The Brandywine Museum of Art holds collections of American artwork, and is especially well known for featuring the works of Jamie, Andrew, and N.C. Wyeth. One of the museum's most recent exhibitions featured the paintings of N.C. Wyeth. Titled N.C. Wyeth’s America in the Making, the exhibition’s 12 paintings depict scenes and people from the United States’ history. Props from the artist’s studio give context and background to the painting, which were originally made for a calendar in the 1930s.