Focus on Maidenhair (painting) and analyze the Response and analysis.
In an article for The Iowa Review, writer Laurie J. Murray describes the painting: "The bride-to-be in Maidenhair seems to be waiting for her betrothed, bound by religious convictions and tradition. There is no hint of celebration in the church except for the wreath of flowers and ferns upon the bride-to-be’s  head." Murray also draws attention to the title by pointing out the "maidenhair" in the crown of flowers resting atop the subject's head. Mistakenly, maidenhair fern is rare to Maine and found only in the far northern regions of the state and does not flower. It is unknown where Betsy Wyeth conceived the title for Maidenhair. 
Art critic, Britta Konau, compares the final painting Maidenhair to earlier Wyeth sketches: "This starkly geometric approach is reflected in the final painting, in which recession into space seems almost more important than the figure, the geometry of architecture more important than the nature just outside the window. In a way, the arrested motion and tightness of Wyeth's paintings appear diametrically opposed to the liveliness and freedom of his watercolors and drawings, but apparently he needed to work through one to arrive at the other."The Farnsworth Art Museum has held special writing classes for students to create their own stories relating to the Wyeth painting through guided tours and historical lecturers.
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