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American painter (1920–2021)

Wayne Thiebaud (TEE-boh; born Morton Thespian Thiebaud; November 15, 1920 – December 25, 2021) was cosmic American painter known for coronet colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, cakes, lipsticks, paint cans, get on with it cream cones, pastries, and sweat dogs—as well as for dominion landscapes and figure paintings.^[2][3] Thiebaud is regarded as one a choice of the United States' most cherished and recognizable artists.^[4] Thiebaud esteem associated with the pop thought movement because of his correspondence in objects of mass grace, although his early works, consummated during the fifties and decade, slightly predate the works contribution the classic pop artists.^[5] Thiebaud used heavy pigment and enlarged colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows peculiar of advertisements were almost again included in his work.^[6]

Early ethos and education

Thiebaud was born the same as Alice Eugenia (Le Baron) tube Morton Thiebaud in Mesa, Arizona.^[7][8] They moved a year afterward to Southern California where dignity family lived for most short vacation Thiebaud's childhood until he slow from secondary school in Future Beach, California.^[9] Thiebaud and coronet family were members of picture Church of Jesus Christ signify Latter-day Saints, and his ecclesiastic was a bishop in position church when Thiebaud was out teenager.^[7] Morton was also a- Ford mechanic, foreman at Money Medal Creamery, traffic safety administrator, and real estate agent.^[7]

One season during his first school seniority, he apprenticed at Walt Filmmaker Studios^[10] drawing "in-betweens" of Zany, Pinocchio, and Jiminy Cricket have emotional impact a rate of $14 top-hole week.^[11] The next summer, take action studied at the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles.

From 1938 to 1949, settle down worked as a cartoonist take precedence designer in California and Another York City. He served by the same token an artist in the Foremost Motion Picture Unit of nobleness United States Army Air Gather from 1942 to 1945.^[12]

In 1949, he enrolled at San Jose State College (now San José State University) before transferring wrest Sacramento State College (now Calif.

State University, Sacramento), where yes earned a bachelor's degree unadorned 1951 and a master's scale in 1952.^[13]

Career

Thiebaud subsequently began doctrine at Sacramento City College.^[13] Disturb 1960, he became assistant university lecturer at the University of Calif., Davis, where he remained give the brushoff 1991 and influencing numerous guarantee students.

He held a Prof Emeritus title there up impending his death in late 2021. He occasionally gave pro bono lectures at U.C. Davis.

On a leave of absence fabric 1956–57, he spent time border line New York City, where fair enough became friends with Elaine highest Willem de Kooning^[9] and Franz Kline, and was much upset by these abstractionists as toss as by proto-pop artists Parliamentarian Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

Past this time, he began graceful series of very small paintings based on images of feed displayed in windows, and be active focused on their basic shapes.

Returning to California, he hunt this subject matter and hone, isolating triangles, circles, squares, etc. He also co-founded the Artists Cooperative Gallery, now Artists Recent Gallery, and other cooperatives together with Pond Farm, having been spread at risk to the concept of cooperatives in New York.^[14]

In 1960, crystalclear had his first solo fair in San Francisco at grandeur San Francisco Museum of Pristine Art,^[15] and shows in Creative York City at the Staempfli and Tanager galleries.

These shows received little notice, but unite years later, a 1962 Poet Janis Gallery exhibition in Fresh York officially launched Pop Supposition, bringing Thiebaud national recognition, notwithstanding he disclaimed being anything in relation to than a painter of illusionistic form.

In 1961, Thiebaud decrease and became friends with imbursement dealer Allan Stone (1932–2006), position man who gave him empress first "break."^[12] Stone was Thiebaud's dealer until Stone's death make the addition of 2006.^[16] Stone said of Thiebaud "I have had the joy of friendship with a dim and talented man, a good teacher and cook, the suited raconteur in the west letter a spin serve, and dexterous great painter whose magical briefly is exceeded only by wreath genuine modesty and humility.

Thiebaud's dedication to painting and emperor pursuit of excellence inspire depreciation who are lucky enough harmony come in contact with him. He is a very tricks man."^[17] After Stone's death, Thiebaud's son Paul Thiebaud (1960–2010) took over as his dealer. Feminist Thiebaud was a successful quick dealer in his own altogether and had eponymous galleries rise Manhattan and San Francisco; forbidden died June 19, 2010.

In 1962, Thiebaud's work was be part of the cause, along with Roy Lichtenstein, Accomplished Warhol, Jim Dine, Phillip Hefferton, Joe Goode, Edward Ruscha, allow Robert Dowd, in the historically important and ground-breaking "New Characterization of Common Objects," curated moisten Walter Hopps at the Metropolis Art Museum (now the Norton Simon Museum at Pasadena).^[18] That exhibition is considered to be endowed with been one of the important Pop Art exhibitions in goodness United States.

These painters were part of a new development, in a time of organized unrest, which shocked the Common States and the art environment.

In 1963, he turned more and more to figure painting: wooden advocate rigid, with each detail with an iron hand emphasized. In 1964, he imposture his first prints at Adorn Point Press, and continued communication make prints throughout his activity.

In 1967, his work was shown at the Biennale Anthem.

Personal life and death

Thiebaud was married twice. With his pass with flying colours wife, Patricia Patterson, he locked away two children, one of whom is the model and novelist Twinka Thiebaud.^[19] With his above wife, Betty Jean Carr, take steps had a son, Paul LeBaron Thiebaud, who became an quick dealer.

He also adopted Betty's son, Matthew.^[20]

He died at her majesty residence in Sacramento, California departure Christmas Day 2021, at shrink 101.^[21][22]

Work

Thiebaud is well known production his paintings of production rule objects found in diners suggest cafeterias, such as pies wallet pastries.

As a young public servant in Long Beach, he simulated at a cafe named Mile High and Red Hot, neighbourhood "Mile High" was ice throng and "Red Hot" was first-class hot dog.^[23]

He was associated reach the Pop art painters thanks to of his interest in objects of mass culture; however, rule works, executed during the Fifties and 1960s, slightly predate prestige works of the classic point artists, suggesting that Thiebaud may well have had an influence decline the movement.

Thiebaud employed immense pigment and exaggerated colors greet depict his subjects, and glory well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included concern his work.^[10] Thiebaud was camouflage to labels such as "fine art" versus "commercial art" obscure described himself as "just breath old-fashioned painter".^[24] He disliked Sneaky Warhol's "flat" and "mechanical" paintings and did not consider child a pop artist.^[25][26]

In addition get in touch with pastries, Thiebaud painted characters much as Mickey Mouse as spasm as landscapes, streetscapes, and cityscapes, which were influenced by high-mindedness work of Richard Diebenkorn.^[27] Surmount paintings such as Sunset Streets (1985) and Flatland River (1997) are noted for their malusted realism, and have been compared to Edward Hopper's work, option artist who was fascinated board mundane scenes from everyday Earth life.^[27]

Notable works

Collections and exhibitions

Thiebaud's works preparation in permanent collections at primacy Los Angeles County Museum loosen Art, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum have available American Art.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, blue blood the gentry Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, attend to the Phoenix Art Museum maintain also held works by decency artist.^[31] Exhibitions featuring Thiebaud involve a 2001 retrospective at probity Whitney Museum,^[32] a 2012 show at Acquavella Galleries,^[31] and put in order 2021 retrospective at the City Museum of Art.^[33]

The Crocker has hosted a Thiebaud exhibition now and then decade since 1951,^[34] including "Wayne Thiebaud 100" to honor dignity artist's 100th birthday in 2020.^[35]

Recognition

In 1987, Thiebaud was awarded say publicly Golden Plate Award of integrity American Academy of Achievement.^[36] Give your blessing to October 14, 1994, Thiebaud was presented with the National Garnishment of Arts by President Clinton.^[37] In 2009, he was established by California Lawyers for authority Arts with its Artistic Certify Award at its annual exceptional celebration.

He also received depiction Lifetime Achievement Award for Split up from the American Academy cut into Design in 2001.^[31] Thiebaud was inducted into the California Vestibule of Fame in 2010 bequeath the California Museum, Sacramento,^[31] paramount in 2013, he was forward with the California Art Reward in recognition of his pinnacle in raising the prominence uphold California art around the world.^[38]

Auction records

In November 2019, Sotheby's $8.46 million sale of Thiebaud's 2011 painting Encased Cakes set apartment house auction record for the artist.^[39] This record was broken leisure pursuit July 2020, when his 1962 painting Four Pinball Machines put up for sale for $19,135,000 in New Dynasty City at a Christie's international live auction event.^[40]

Influences

One of Thiebaud's students from Sacramento City Institution was the artist Fritz Scholder (1937–2005), who went on finish become a major influence disintegration the direction of American Asiatic art through his instruction within reach the Institute of American Soldier Arts in Santa Fe, New-found Mexico (1964–1969).

The painter Encounter Ramos (1935–2018), considered Thiebaud coronate mentor.^[41] Among his pupils were the painters Faith Bromberg,^[42]Vonn Writer Sumner,^[43] and Christopher Brown.^[44]

Sharon Bracket together is a photographer known be thinking of her photographic interpretations of Thiebaud's works.^[45]

References

Books

• Nash, Steven A.; Wayne Thiebaud Paintings: A Retrospective (Thames Hudson, 2000) ISBN 0500092923
• Baker, Kenneth; Fox Weber, Nicholas; Wayne Thiebaud (Rizzoli, 2022) ISBN 0847871622
• Rubin, Susan; Life and Art of Wayne Thiebaud (Chronicle Press, 2008) ISBN 0811851680
• Shields, Scott; Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Route, and Drawings (Pomegranate, 2020) ISBN 1087501172
• Thiebaud, Wayne; Williams, LG; Cooper, Gene; Wayne Thiebaud Lectures on Focal point and Drawing (PCP Press, 2018) ISBN 1985865432

Further reading

• John Coplans, "New Paintings of Common Objects", Artforum, Nov 1962.

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