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Howard Pyle Celebration Brings His Ghost, a Famous Wyeth Model, and Cakes Inspired by His Paintings

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Today was Howard Pyle Day at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. A special exhibit of his paintings and illustrations ends this weekend, so there were some interesting events going on.

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After looking at the artwork, I saw 3 chefs and some pretty fancy cakes. They were asked to create cakes interpreting Pyle’s artwork, and I am picturing 2 of these cakes.  One, by Liz Marden of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, was inspired by Pyle’s Mermaid.

The other cake, created by Hotel DuPont pastry chef Michelle Mitchell and her assistant, shows a DuPont powder wagon which probably inspired some Pyle illustrations.

 There was also a mock lecture by Howard Pyle impersonator, Jim Norton, with Joyce Hill hotel dupont cakeStoner portraying his secretary, Gertrude Brincklé.howard pyle and gertrude brinckle




(note: Pyle died in 1911 and Gertrude in 1973 and former client and late friend of mine, Peggy Chadwick often spoke of her friendship with Miss Brincklé. And I almost forgot all the luminaries in the audience at the lecture including a woman made famous by Andrew Wyeth's paintings, "Helga," who spoke out several times in the question & answer portion. But then you didn't expect her to be shy!)

 

 

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