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Wayne Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1920. When he was only six months old, his family moved to Los Angeles, w He also lived for a number of years on his uncle's ranch in Utah.

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Thiebaud showed artistic talent from a young age, he was disinclined to pursue fine arts training due to the economy during the Depression. Instead, he studied commercial art at Long Beach Polytechnic High School and at the Frank Wiggins Trade School

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World War II brought a temporary halt to Thiebaud's early career as a cartoonist and graphic designer, although his artistic skills did keep him out of combat. From 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army Air Force, assigned to the Special Services as an artist

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At nearly 30 years old, Thiebaud enrolled at San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) before transferring to Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento), where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees.

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From 1956-57, Thiebaud spent a sabbatical year in New York City, where he met Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns. It was at this time that Thiebaud began to explore a new style and subject matter - applying the bright colors and hyper-realistic shadows of commercial art to a series of paintings of cakes, pies, and candies in shop windows.

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In the mid-1960s, the artist made his first prints at Crown Point Press - a practice he would continue for the rest of his career.

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Beginning his landscapes in the 1970s, Thiebaud continued to produce these works for the next 20 years

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Gift Box, 1871

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Pies, Pies, Pies, 1961

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Dressing Wells, 1961

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Cut Meringues, 1961

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Bakery Counter, 1962

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Three Machines, 1963

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Cakes, 1963

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Three Strawberry Shakes, 1964

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Powder with Puff, 1966

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Glassed Candy, 1969