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| birth_name = Mesannie Wilkins |
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| nickname = Jackass Annie<ref name=WOMEN>{{cite web |url=https://historyofwomen.substack.com/p/how-jackass-annie-ran-away-from-home |title=How "Jackass Annie" Ran Away From Home And Saved Her Own Life |last=Caroll|first=Linda |date=February 13, 2024 |website=historyofwomen.substack.com |publisher= |access-date=June 16, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|12|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]], U.S. |
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| birth_place = [[Maine]], USA |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|2|19|1891|12|13}} |
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| death_place = [[Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Whitefield, Maine]], USA |
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| resting_place = Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls, Maine, USA |
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'''Mesannie "Annie" Wilkins''' (1891 – 1980) was a 63 year old [[farmer]] who made national headlines by traveling over 5,000 miles across the [[United States]] from [[Maine]] to [[California]] with nothing but a retired [[race horse]] named Tarzan and a dog named Toby. The trip took over 2 years. |
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'''Helen Van Wyk''' (April 21, 1930 – 1994) was an American painter, author and art instructor who created and hosted ''Welcome To My Studio'', an instructional television program that aired for 10 series on [[PBS]] in the early 1990s. |
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Helen Van Wyk was born in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]] on April 21, 1930.<ref name=ART>{{cite web |url=https://www.askart.com/artist/Helen_Van_Wyk/117592/Helen_Van_Wyk.aspx |title=Helen Van Wyk - Biography |date=June 3, 2024 |website=www.askart.com |publisher= |access-date=June 3, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> She studied with artist [[Ralph Entwistle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helenvanwyk.com/?route=jan_HelenVanWyk&page=main |title=Helen Van Wyk |last=Claire|first=Jan|date=January 1, 1999 |website= |publisher= |access-date=June 4, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> As an art teacher, Van Wyk taught in the style of the Rembrandt School of Painting.<ref name=LORD/> |
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==Trip across America== |
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During the early 1960s, Van Wyk met artist and cartoonist Herb Rogoff, a public relations director for M. Grumbacher Art Supplies. Together they traveled the United States, while Van Wyk gave painting demonstrations promoting Grumbacher products. Rogoff edited and co-wrote with Van Wyk the art magazine ''Palette Talk''. In 1970, Van Wyk and Rogoff married.<ref name=ROGOFF>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulpartists.com/Rogoff.html |title=Herb Rogoff (1927-2018) |last=Saunders|first=David|date=January 1, 2019 |website=www.pulpartists.com |publisher= |access-date=June 3, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> They moved to [[Rockport, Massachusetts]] where they wrote and published several art books together. |
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, with Rogoff as her producer, Van Wyk hosted 130 half-hour episodes for PBS television called ''Welcome To My Studio'' which aired on more than 200 stations. Van Wyk published a new instructional magazine with Rogoff from 1991 to 1993 called ''Alla Prima''.<ref name=TRIBUNE>{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldtribune/name/herbert-rogoff-obituary?id=7694062 |title=Herb Rogoff (1927-2018) |last=Tribune|first=Herald|date=June 22, 2018 |website=www.heraldtribune.com |publisher= |access-date=June 3, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> Van Wyk always ended her PBS program with the same send-off: "... or maybe I'll just teach you how to make soup."<ref>{{YouTube|id=fNoY9h9Wpf8|time=909}}</ref> |
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Van Wyk was the recipient of several awards during her lifetime, including the ''John C. Pearson Prize'' from the Ogunquit Art Center in Ogunquit, Maine, ''First Prize for Still Life'' from the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and the ''Curtis Memorial Award'' from the [[Rockport Art Association]] in Rockport, Massachusetts. Her works are in collections at the [[Chrysler Museum of Art|Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], [[Bergen Museum of Art & Science|Bergen County Museum]] in New Jersey, [[Saint Vincent College]] in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and the [[Minneapolis Club]] in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://peterjungfineart.com/artist/van-wyk-helen/ |title=Helen Van Wyk (1930-1994) Contemporary, American |last=Jung|first=Peter|date=June 14, 2024 |website=peterjungfineart.com |publisher= |access-date=June 4, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> |
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Van Wyk died of cancer in 1994.<ref name=ROGOFF/> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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Artist and author Joan Lord, who was a student and also close friend of Van Wyk, wrote an instructional book and hosted a show for PBS called ''Paint! The Van Wyk Way''.<ref name=LORD>{{cite web |url=https://cortilegallery.com/artists/joan-lord/bio-2/ |title=About Joan Lord |date=June 3, 2024 |website=cortilegallery.com |publisher= |access-date=June 3, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1970|title=Acrylic Portrait Painting|isbn=978-0823000753}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1990|title=Color Mixing in Action|isbn=978-0929552064}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1991|title=Basic Oil Painting the Van Wyk Way|isbn=978-0929552019}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1993|title=Welcome to My Studio: Adventures in Oil Painting With Helen Van Wyk|isbn=978-0891345824}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1993|title=My Thirteen Colors & How I Use Them|isbn=978-0929552071}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1995|title=Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way: A Manual for Oil Painters|isbn=978-0929552095}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1996|title=Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes|isbn=978-0929552101}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1998|title=Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes 2|isbn=978-0929552132}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1998|title=Portraits in Oil the Van Wyk Way|isbn=978-0929552149}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1998|title=Portraits in Oil the Van Wyk Way|isbn=978-0929552149}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Van Wyk|first=Helen|date=1998|title=Painting Flowers the Van Wyk Way|isbn=978-0929552194}} |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.cherylruthbaron.com/blog/187854/and-maybe-next-time-i-will-teach-you-how-to-make-soup Cheryl Ruth Baron: "''And maybe next time, I will teach you how to make soup''".] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/@HelenVanWyk Helen Van Wyk YouTube Channel] |
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* {{Find a Grave | 73041189 | Helen Van Wyk Rogoff }} |
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Revision as of 13:15, 16 June 2024
Annie Wilkins | |
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| Born | Mesannie Wilkins December 13, 1891 Maine, USA |
| Died | February 19, 1980 (aged 88) Whitefield, Maine, USA |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls, Maine, USA |
| Other names | Jackass Annie[1] |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Mesannie "Annie" Wilkins (1891 – 1980) was a 63 year old farmer who made national headlines by traveling over 5,000 miles across the United States from Maine to California with nothing but a retired race horse named Tarzan and a dog named Toby. The trip took over 2 years.
Early life
Trip across America
Legacy
Bibliography
References
- ^ Caroll, Linda (February 13, 2024). "How "Jackass Annie" Ran Away From Home And Saved Her Own Life". historyofwomen.substack.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.