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Wayne Thiebaud

American painter (1920–2021)
Person human Q698275

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
November 15, 1920
Date of death
December 25, 2021
Place of birth
Mesa
Place of death
Sacramento
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
painter, university teacher, illustrator, cartoonist, sculptor, muralist, printmaker, visual artist[13][14][15]
Employer
University of California, Davis[20]
Field of work
painting, visual arts, Expressionism, pop art[16][17][18][19]
Educated at
California State University, Sacramento, San Jose State University, Sacramento City College[21][22][23]
Religion or worldview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[28]
Award received
National Medal of Arts, California Hall of Fame[24][25]
Child
Paul Thiebaud, Twinka Thiebaud[10][11]
Genre
still life, pop art[33][34]
Work location
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose[37][38][39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101[41]
Family name
Thiebaud[35]
Given name
Wayne[36]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Phillips Collection, Carnegie Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Museum of American Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Toledo Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Crocker Art Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Print Collection, Museum Ludwig, Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum
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Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26][27]
Movement
pop art, Expressionism, Bay Area Figurative Movement[30][31][32]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14750
BEFC-91D7-0C76-B00F-C7CB
Participant in
Documenta 5[42]
Represented by
Artists Rights Society[44]
Subject has role
centenarian[45]
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🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000374379503
VIAF cluster ID
84991619
Library of Congress authority ID
n50010125
GND ID
11931309X
ADAGP artist ID
wayne-thiebaud-49511
ARTIC artist ID
25999
AbART person ID
128290
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Wayne-Thiebaud
Artcyclopedia artist ID
thiebaud_wayne
Artist-info artist ID
34538
Artists of the World ID
00611802
AskArt person ID
30108
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Athenaeum person ID
10030
BIBSYS ID
1688706555261
Benezit ID
B00181725
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14936879t
British Museum person or institution ID
48297
CANTIC ID
981061717693206706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11238963
CiNii Research ID
1140563741795196160
DACS ID (2022)
001077
DACS ID (former)
bc9a7ec0-ee15-41a5-b0af-7cc7da5da051
DFK Paris person ID
0007323368
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11931309X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Wayne-Thiebaud
Europeana entity
agent/base/63171
FAST ID
2970
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003871699707141, 991007863749707141
Grove Art Online ID
T084555
IdRef ID
148590578
Invaluable.com person ID
r6foqo9i07
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11931309X
Le Delarge artist ID
9420_artiste_THIEBAUD_Wayne
Lex ID
Wayne_Thiebaud
Libraries Australia ID
63821880
Met Constituent ID
162526
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
5849
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17315254
NDL Authority ID
033456860
NE.se ID
wayne-thiebaud
NL CR AUT ID
ola2003192352
NLA Trove people ID
1770353
National Gallery of Art artist ID
3185
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
wayne-thiebaud
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427485605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202015452
National Library of Latvia ID
000283862
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DB4v;=BW
National Medal of Arts winner ID
wayne-thiebaud
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
224195875
Notable Names Database ID
286/000082040
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803103924869
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
15712
Prabook ID
772533
RERO ID (legacy)
A003895775
RKDartists ID
77045
SBN author ID
TO0V432566
SFMOMA artist ID
wayne_thiebaud
SNAC ARK ID
w6dr2vzs
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
2862
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
4776
Tabakalera ID
46986
Tate artist ID
wayne-thiebaud-2032
Union List of Artist Names ID
500010185
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
1325
WikiArt ID
wayne-thiebaud
WikiTree person ID
Thiebaud-21
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmpHGFYPppW3bd8GRR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/58560f49-f06e-4b8a-8fb8-54ab4a43e7f1

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 20
Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art +12 more
Occupation 8
painter, sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, university teacher, visual artist, printmaker, muralist
Field of work 4
painting, visual arts, Expressionism, pop art
Work location 4
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose
Award received 2
National Medal of Arts, California Hall of Fame
Educated at 2
San Jose State University, California State University, Sacramento
Genre 2
pop art, still life
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Movement 2
Expressionism, pop art
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of California, Davis
Given name 1
Wayne
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participant in 1
Documenta 5
Participated in 1
Documenta 5
Place of birth 1
Mesa
Place of death 1
Sacramento
Religion or worldview 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Mel Ramos
Subject has role 1
centenarian
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Summary

Wayne Thiebaud was born on November 15, 1920[1], in Mesa[2]. He died on December 25, 2021[3], in Sacramento[4]. He worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], illustrator[7], cartoonist[8], and sculptor[9].

FAQs

Where was Wayne Thiebaud born?

Wayne Thiebaud was born in Mesa[2].

Where did Wayne Thiebaud die?

Wayne Thiebaud passed away in Sacramento[4].

What did Wayne Thiebaud do for work?

Wayne Thiebaud worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], illustrator[7], cartoonist[8], and sculptor[9].

Where did Wayne Thiebaud go to school?

Wayne Thiebaud was educated at California State University, Sacramento[21], San Jose State University[22], and Sacramento City College[23].

What awards did Wayne Thiebaud receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts[24] and California Hall of Fame[25].

Related Entities

California State University, Sacramento Carnegie Museum of Art Los Angeles Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art United States University of California, Davis visual arts Wallraf–Richartz Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

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  33. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
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