Model Aubrey O'Hara posing for artists at Painter's Folly.

Painter’s Folly looms large, not just in the landscape of Chadds Ford, but in the art world at large. It was the home of Howard Pyle, the famed illustrator and fine artist. From his school just next door, he taught luminaries such as N. C. Wyeth, Elenore Abbott, Harvey Dunn, and Charlotte Harding. N. C. Wyeth was close to Pyle, bringing his son Andrew with him to ...