Wayne Thiebaud: Visual Arts (Painting)

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Subjects
Drawing and Painting The Arts
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Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Wayne Thiebaud: Visual Arts (Painting)

Wayne Thiebaud is one of America's most recognizable and critically acclaimed visual artists. His careful studies of everyday objects, figures and landscapes have come to be part of the art world vernacular. In this Spark video produced by KQED, Thiebaud prepares for a traveling retrospective of his work and reflects on a career that has spanned over seven decades. Original air date: March 2009.

Check out the entire collection of KQED SPARK videos here! 
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