Wayne Thiebaud biography in Biographies from the artzine on artrepublic.comWayne Thiebaud is best known for his paintings of production line objects found in diners and cafeterias such as pies and pastries. He was associated with the Pop Art painters through his interest with objects of mass culture but his technique differed in that he used very thick paint. Wayne Thiebaud was born in 1920 in Mesa, Arizona. He spent over ten years working in New York and Hollywood as a cartoonist and advertisement designer, a period interrupted by four years serving with the US Air Force from 1942 to 1946. He graduated from Sacramento State College in 1951 and began teaching in the Art Department of Sacramento City College where he remained for eight years, after which he joined the University of California at Davis as Professor of Art. He later went on to paint popular characters such as Mickey Mouse. Paintings such as 'Sunset Streets' (1985) and 'Flatland River' (1997) are notable for their hyper realism, in some ways he is similar to Edward Hopper with his fascination with the mundane scenes from everyday American life. Browse Prints
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