In 2009, Governor John Baldacci proclaimed July 12 as Wyeth Day throughout Maine, and urged all citizens to honor N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, Betsy James Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth who have collectively served this state for almost ninety years. Farnsworth Art Museum’s Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky will discuss Andrew Wyeth’s famed 1948 painting Christina’s World and its status as an icon in the history of American art, exploring the idea of what it means to be an “icon,” and also looking at other works of art that have attained a similar status.