George Alexis Weymouth
| George Alexis Weymouth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 2, 1936 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2016 (aged 79) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Frolic Weymouth |
| Education | B.A. American Studies (1958) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Artist and Conservationist |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Brelsford McCoy (divorced 1979) |
| Children | Mac |
| Parent(s) | George Tyler Weymouth and Dulcinea Ophelia Payne du Pont |
George Alexis Weymouth (June 2, 1936 – April 24, 2016), better known as Frolic Weymouth, was an American artist, whip or stager, and conservationist. He served on the United States Commission of Fine Arts in the 1970s and was a member of the Du Pont family.
His mother, Dulcinea "Deo" Ophelia Payne du Pont (November 28, 1909 – February 8, 1981), was the eldest of Eugene Eleuthere du Pont's (August 27, 1882-December 15, 1954) four daughters. Frolic was six generations removed from Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the DuPont corporation. In 1930, Dulcinea married investment banker George T. Weymouth (December 14, 1904-June 7, 1990).
Weymouth was christened George Alexis Weymouth. According to a well-known story, shortly after George's birth, his 3-year-old brother, Gene, lost his foxhound. After repeatedly asking his mother, "Where’s Frolic?" his exasperated mother replied, "Shut up! Here’s your damn Frolic!" and thrust George before Gene. The name stuck.
Weymouth graduated from St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts in 1954. He received his undergraduate degree in American studies from Yale University in 1958. Weymouth suffered from dyslexia, but he believed that being from a prominent family allowed him to attend Yale. "I couldn't read and write or spell. I still can't. I don't know anything but painting pictures and being on a horse," he said in 2007.
Weymouth said "it’s no big deal" being a du Pont. In 2000, 3,700 members of the Du Pont family attended a reunion at Longwood Gardens. Several years later he wondered "How many there are now? Du Ponts have always been busy in bed."
Weymouth was married to Anna Brelsford McCoy for 18 years until their divorce in 1979. He has one son, Mac, whom he adopted.
He resided in an 18th-century house on a 250 acres (1,000,000 m2)-estate called "Big Bend" in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, that he purchased in 1961. According to Weymouth, William Penn originally purchased the land from the Native American Lenape tribe in 1683. Big Bend was the Lenape's original term for the land, which lies along the Brandywine Creek.
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