Wayne Thiebaud (November 15, 1920) began his career working as a sign painter, illustrator, & cartoonist in New York & Hollywood. Associated with Pop Art & as a predecessor of photorealism, Thiebaud found his signature style with brightly colored still-life paintings of desserts. His most famous works are of cakes & pies, but his colorful landscape paintings are striking although visually unconventional. ~
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