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“A captivating biography that searches Thiebaud’s motivation behind his delectable delights.”
Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art by Timothy Anglin Burgar(Editor), Rachel Teagle (Contributor), Eve Aschheim (Contributor)
Publisher Description: Although artist Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) earned acclaim for his poetic renderings of the prosaic particulars of American life, he openly admitted that "it's hard for me to think of artists who weren't influential on me, because I'm such a blatant thief." Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art features the artist's virtuosic appropriations and reinterpretations of old and new European and American artworks, spanning from Andrea Mantegna to Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse to Richard Diebenkorn, offering crucial insights into his creative process.
How to present this to library customers: American artist, Wayne Thiebaud is an important figure in the art canon because of this ingenious way of using simplicity as an expression of past masterpieces. You can sell this book to art lovers and those exploring American art through a digital or book display honoring the artists that Thiebaud “copies” in his art.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.