Timothy Anglin Burgard

Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art

I love Thiedbaud’s art and I enjoyed the museum exhibit and this museum catalog.

He really was a thief, but a brilliant and truly artistic & creative one.

Even though I guess his art doesn’t call for it my only quibble with this book is I’d have liked to have had more full page spreads, or maybe some different ones. Otherwise; I have no criticisms of the book. It’s superbly done.

This short film, Art Thief: Lessons from Wayne Thiebaud, was part of the show more museum exhibit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1enM09AuT8

I wish I had been able to take some art classes with him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1enM09AuT8&t=171s

Contents:

Essays:
Wayne Thiebaud, Art History and the “Bureau of Standards:
To Teach is to Paint. To Paint is to Teach.
Relentless Inventing: Notes from Wayne Thiebaud’s Classroom
Smugglers and Thieves: Modern American Painting and Art History

Foreword

Catalogue:
Appropriations
Copies
Art Collection

Appendices:
Wayne Thiebauds’ Lessons on Figure Drawing
Notes
Bibliography
Quote Citations and Photography Credits
Index
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