Study of Cakes
c. 1965
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brush and black ink and Chinese white on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 56.4 x 76.8 cm (22 3/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Thiebaud Family, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.227.1
About the Artist
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud, born Morton Wayne Thiebaud on November 15, 1920, in Mesa, Arizona, grew up in a Mormon family in southern California after his parents relocated there shortly after his birth. His father worked various jobs, including as a Ford mechanic and real estate agent. As a teenager, Thiebaud apprenticed one summer at Walt Disney Studios, drawing in-betweens for characters like Goofy and Pin...