In one of Wayne Thiebaud’s final interviews, the famously upbeat, self-deprecating artist reflected on seven decades of refining his technique as a painter and yet still feeling like a student. Even ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The papers of Sacramento painter, ...

Wayne Thiebaud, "Buffet" (1972–75), oil on canvas; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (© Wayne Thiebaud Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; photograph: Katherine Du Tiel ...

Wayne Thiebaud is best known for paintings of frosted cakes, slices of pie and ice cream cones rendered in thick, luminous color. But the Sacramento artist, whose work became synonymous with those ...

“You’re not allowed to lick paintings in museums, which is cruel when you’re faced with something as mouthwateringly tempting as Wayne Thiebaud’s art,” said Eddy Frankel in The Guardian. The American ...

Wayne Thiebaud, “Study for Brown River” (2002), charcoal; from the artist’s studio, © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY I was surprised to learn ...