Wayne thiebaud biography for kids worksheet

Welcome to week one of our 12-week free art lessons for kids course here at A Magical Homeschool!

This week the kids will be learning about the art of Wayne Thiebaud (pronounced TEE-bo) and following along with five days of fun and easy art projects using a variety of media.

Who was Wayne Thiebaud?

Wikipedia says:

Morton Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings.

Wayne thiebaud biography for kids worksheet

Wayne thiebaud biography for kids worksheet

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Wayne thiebaud biography for kids worksheet answers

Thiebaud is associated with the pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his early works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists.

Thiebaud used heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.

Even though people like to call Thiebaud a pop