Thursday, December 30, 2021 – WAYNE THEIBAUD CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

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Thursday, December 30 2021

559TH EDITION

IN MEMORY OF
ARTIST
WAYNE THIEBAUD

This was published on
TUESDAY,  AUGUST 25th,  2020

The
139th  Edition

From Our Archives

WAYNE THIEBAUD

ARTIST

To read full obituary, please see link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/26/obituaries/wayne-thiebaud-dead.html

Wayne Thiebaud, Jackpot Machine, 1962, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum and gift of an anonymous donor, 1995.37

Thiebaud painted Jackpot Machine just as he broke into the national scene after years of surviving on commercial art and cartooning. A coin slot peers over the top edge of the machine like one wary eye. The one-armed bandit blocks the viewer’s path and the pay slot gapes as if to say ​“your money or your life.” But the image is as seductive as it is aggressive. Thiebaud believes that ​“painting is more important than art,” and he uses luscious paint to capture the jacked-up colors of California’s unabashedly commercial culture. Creamy strokes of red, white, and blue invite the viewer to follow the American dream, grab the handle and get rich quick, like all those who come to the West Coast looking for the prize. Only two out of three tokens line up, however, as if Thiebaud wanted to point out how random success can be. Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Wayne Thiebaud, Gum Machine, from the book Delights, 1964/published 1965, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frank Lobdell, San Francisco, 1992.43.9, (c) 1965, Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, Candied Apples, from the book Delights, 1964/published 1965, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frank Lobdell, San Francisco, 1992.43.12, (c) 1965, Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, Cake Window, from the book Delights, 1964/published 1965, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frank Lobdell, San Francisco, 1992.43.13, (c) 1965, Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, Glassed Candy, from the Presidential Portfolio, 1980, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Democratic National Committee, 1981.174.6

Wayne Thiebaud, Renwick Gallery Tenth Birthday, color offset eproduction, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program, 1982.7

http://Wayne Thiebaud, Three Sandwiches, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.144

Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Meringue, 1986/1999, pastel over trial proof lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Warren Unna, Terry and Margaret Stent, and the Thiebaud Family, and museum purchase in honor of Nan Tucker McEvoy, 1999.80, © 1999, Paul Le Baron Thiebaud Title

Wayne Thiebaud, Levee Farms, 1998, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.4 The vantage point of Levee Farms is that of a low-flying bird as it surveys planting fields and a river suffused with the warm light of the California sun. A tour de force of curving lines, gentle color, and subtle shadows describe fields that follow the contours of the river as it flows toward the delta. Here, Thiebaud toyed with perspective–there is no horizon line, for example–and manipulates space to celebrate the confluence of man in harmony with the natural world. Title Levee Farms Artist Wayne Thiebaud Date 1998 Location Smithsonian American Art Museum 2nd Floor North Wing Dimensions

 

Wayne Thiebaud, Lunch Counter, from the book Delights, 1964/published 1965, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frank Lobdell, San Francisco, 1992.43.7, (c) 1965, Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, Pies, from thWayne Thiebaud, Pies, from the book Delights, 1964/published 1965, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Frank Lobdell, San Francisco, 1992.43.15, (c) 1965, Wayne Thiebaud

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EDITORIAL

Theibaud passed away this week at age 101.
I am craving different foods so the art of Wayne Theibaud is perfect for me, It is delicious looking and is calorie free.


Judith Berdy
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