Wayne Thiebaud, whose luminous paintings of cakes, gumball machines, and other symbols of mid-century Americana made him one of the country’s most recognizable and beloved artists, died on ...

On November 15, Wayne Thiebaud, the cherished American painter of cakes and sweets, hits an impressive milestone: his 100th birthday. Born November 1920 in Mesa, Arizona, and raised in California ...

("The Icing on the Cake: Selected Prints by Wayne Thiebaud," which is on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art while the Phillips shows his oils, demonstrates convincingly the broad reach of those ...

Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colorful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, died on Dec. 25. He was 101. His death was ...

Wayne Thiebaud may be best known for confections, but friends and critics point to his underappreciated depths. © Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY ...

painting might come a little easier for Wayne Thiebaud, one of America's finest painters. "No, it doesn't," says the self-effacing master, standing amid his famous paintings of cakes and pies and ...

His “Display Cakes” (1963) and acknowledge a strange ... Plenty of evidence is on view in “Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes From Art” at the San Francisco Legion of Honor through Aug. 17.

Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Wayne-Thiebaud-is-Not-a-Pop-Artist.html He made a name for himself painting pastries and other everyday ...

Wayne Thiebaud (pronounced T-bow ... paintings like “Four Pinball Machines,” “Bakery Counter” and “Cakes.” Instantly grouped with the rising Pop movement, he achieved quick fame ...