This richly illustrated and scholarly catalogue accompanies the first-ever museum exhibition of Wayne Thiebaud's work in the United Kingdom. The exhibition focuses on one of the most significant aspects of his career: his late 1950s and 1960s paintings and drawings of the (mainly) edible delights of modern America, from cakes and ice creams to burgers and gumballs. 

Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021) is now considered to be one of the greatest and most original American artists of the 20th century. Over the course of his long life, working mainly in Sacramento, California, Thiebaud developed a unique style of painting to express his vision of modern American subjects.  

Thiebaud considered the everyday objects of American life to be a vital subject for contemporary art, and he saw his work as continuing the radical legacy of earlier still-life paintings by Chardin, Manet, Cézanne and others. Thiebaud believed in the importance of commonplace objects that might otherwise be overlooked or considered kitsch. His work turns hot dogs, lemon meringue pies and glossy cream cakes into the stuff of profound modern painting.   

The exhibition and catalogue features rarely lent works from private collections and major museum collections in the USA, including the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, as well as the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation. 

Hardback, 250 x 260 mm
160 pages, 80 illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-913645-89-2