Olson House
The farmhouse depicted in Andrew Wyeth's famous painting Christina's World, now a National Historic Landmark managed by the Farnsworth Art Museum.
The Olson House sits on a seaside hillside in Cushing. Between 1939 and 1968, Andrew Wyeth created about 300 works inspired by this farmhouse and its owners, siblings Christina and Alvaro Olson. The most famous is Christina's World (1948), held at MoMA in New York. The interior is kept plain, with reproductions of paintings and explanatory panels on the walls. Wyeth and his wife are buried in a small cemetery below the house. Admission is about $15, and visitors with a Farnsworth ticket can enter for free. It is open seasonally and about a 25-minute drive from Rockland.
Opening hours
Approx. late May–October 11:00–16:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Marshall Point Light
- Owls Head Transportation Museum
- Farnsworth Art Museum
- Maine Lighthouse Museum
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art
- Rockland Main Street & Harbor
- Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
- Monhegan Island