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Delicious: The Art and Life of Wayne Thiebaud

Delicious: The Art and Life of Wayne Thiebaud
By Susan Goldman Rubin

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One of the giants of American art, Wayne Thiebaud was at first unappreciated because of the everyday subject matter of his paintings. His tasty hot dogs, delectable cakes, dizzy streets, and sleepy deltas have since become icons of twentieth century art. Now young readers have the chance to explore the development of a fascinating artist while delighting in the very child-friendly art that has made him so acclaimed. With her deft touch, critically-acclaimed non-fiction author Susan Rubin tells the story of the man behind the masterpieces.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #87256 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-12-13
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 104 pages

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About the Author
Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of several successful art books, including The Yellow House: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side and Degas and the Dance: The Painter and the Petits Rats Perfecting Their Art. She lives in Southern California, where she writes and teaches writing.

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A pick that lends to leisure browsing as well as report assignment.5
Kids in grades 4-6 will relish this colorful biography - just over a hundred pages in length - of one Wayne Thiebaud, an artist whose food paintings have come to represent not only food but 20th century American art as a whole. From gum machines and paint cans to stadiums, Thiebaud's art representations captured and depicted popular American culture, and DELICIOUS reviews his life, influences, achievements and art forms with an eye to exploring his lasting impact. Any library strong in colorful biographies for kids will find this a pick that lends to leisure browsing as well as report assignment.

Delicious but not a feast3
This is a nicely produced little book with clear text, but if you are looking for some of the famous food paintings by Thiebaud, you won't find them in here.

Delicious in every way4
An absolutely "delicious" study of a contemporary painter, how he makes art, and what art does, packaged in a wonderfully designed book that young people (and pretty much anyone else) will enjoy.