What is Wayne Thiebaud?
'''Wayne Thiebaud''' (November 15, 1920 &ndash; December 25, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] painter. He was best known for his paintings showing food and household items in many forms. He was said to be part of the [[pop art]] movement although his paintings predate the beginning of the movement. He was awarded the [[National Medal of Arts]] by President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1994. Thiebaud was born in [[Mesa, Arizona]] to [[Mormon]] parents. His family moved to [[Long Beach, California]] when he was six months old. He married twice and had four children, including [[Twinka Thiebaud]] (born 1945) and [[Paul Thiebaud]] (1960–2010).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Paul-Thiebaud-art-dealer-son-of-painter-dies-3260365.php|title=Paul Thiebaud, art dealer son of painter, dies|work=SFGate|author=Baker, Kenneth|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=May 24, 2019}}</ref> Thiebaud died on December 25, 2021 at his home in [[Sacramento, California]] at the age of 101.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kimmelman|first=Michael|date=2021-12-26|title=Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/26/obituaries/wayne-thiebaud-dead.html|access-date=2021-12-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wayne Thiebaud American Proto-Pop Painter Dies Age 101 |url=https://www.artlyst.com/news/wayne-thiebaud-american-proto-pop-painter-dies-age-101/ |access-date=26 December 2021 |publisher=Artlyst |date=25 December 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiebaud, Wayne}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:People from Long Beach, California]] [[Category:People from Mesa, Arizona]] {{US-bio-stub}}