PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 22, 2020
Betsy Wyeth, the art-family matriarch who died Tuesday at age 98 in Pennsylvania, was credited as her husband’s muse and model, but she did far more than simply inspire Andrew Wyeth to make great paintings. She purchased and helped preserve Southern, Benner and Allen islands, which figure prominently in Andrew Wyeth’s art, and she played a key role in the foundation of the Island Institute in Rockland.