Somerville Manning Gallery specializes in fine art and sculpture of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Brandywine illustrators and artists of the Wyeth family Since 1981 the Somerville Manning Gallery has been committed to exhibiting art from the historic tradition of the Brandywine Valley, to presenting the best of regional artists, and to bringing to Wilmington artists of national and intern
ational stature. In these years we have introduced current art trends into an area already steeped in a rich art tradition, mounting exhibitions that center around our cultural heritage both past and present. With respect to the Illustration School begun by Howard Pyle in 1894, the gallery has arranged historic exhibitions such as "Howard Pyle and His Students" and "N.C. Continuing with the Wyeth family, Somerville Manning Gallery exhibits and sells paintings by other family members such as Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, John McCoy, Anne Wyeth McCoy, and Anna Brelsford McCoy. Somerville Manning Gallery specializes in fine art and sculpture of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Brandywine illustrators and artists of the Wyeth family. Recent exhibitions include American and European Masters, showcasing noted artists such as Milton Avery, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Maurice Prendergast. Somerville Manning Gallery also represents and exhibits fine contemporary painters and sculptors such as Peter Sculthorpe, J. Clayton Bright, Greg Mort, Bo Bartlett and many others.
