Pasadena Museum of California Art (Venue Partner)
490 E. Union Street
626-568-3665
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Wayne Thiebaud, Two Paint Cans, 1987, oil on paper mounted on board, Thiebaud Family Collection, © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Oct 4, 2009 – Jan 31, 2010
Wednesdays–Sundays (noon–5pm)
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$7 adults / $ students & seniors / FREE for PMCA Members
“Perhaps no pop artist is as famous for his window shopping as Wayne Thiebaud. Known largely for his pale palette oil paintings of lemon meringue pies, ice cream cones, and candy apples, he has flattened foods, landscapes, and people onto canvas, thus extracting curiosity from common subjects. PMCA displays more than 100 examples spanning 70 years, explaining why Thiebaud is a major player in the Slice of Cake school of art.”
Phil Kropoth, Flavorpill
The PMCA proudly presents a survey of more than one hundred twenty works drawn from the oeuvre of the celebrated painter Wayne Thiebaud. With his penchant for dazzling sunlight and high-keyed color, and a gift for painterly, sensuous handling of oils and other media, Thiebaud's paintings link high art with popular culture while conveying a sunny optimism that is quintessentially Californian. Although he is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings of bakeries and delicatessens, the artist has also specialized in Northern California landscapes, San Francisco cityscapes, and colorful beach scenes. A variety of these paintings will be on display along with prominent drawings and rarely seen figurative works spanning his career.
