Christina's World Painter is a reference to the American painter Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth was a realist painter who was best known for his works depicting rural life in Pennsylvania and Maine. His most famous painting, Christina's World, was painted in 1948 and depicts a woman lying in a field of grass with a house in the background. Wyeth's work has been widely acclaimed and he is considered one of the most important American painters of the 20th century.