Inspirational Maine

"Christina's World,'' Maine and Pennsylvania painter Andrew Wyeth's most famous painting. The building at the upper right is the Olson House, in Cushing, Maine.

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"Maine likes to call itself 'America's Vacationland.' For many artists, though, it's the office. Since the 19th Century, painters from all over the country - including Edward Hopper, Alex Katz, John Marin, Fairfield Porter, Neil Welliver and Andrew Wyeth - have spent large chunks of time there''.

-- Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal drama critic