Let them Eat Cake!

We mean Wayne Thibeaud Eye Candy Kind of Cake, and not the Marie Antoinette Revolution-starting cake! Although…

“I believe very much in the tradition that art comes from art and nothing else” —Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) became famous for his colorful paintings of American confections and buffets. He was also a self-described art “thief,” who openly drew ideas from and reinterpreted old and new European and American artworks. An influential teacher at Sacramento Junior College and the University of California, Davis, Thiebaud never stopped learning. He believed that art history is a continuum that connects artists of the past, present, and future. Highlighting work from across the beloved artist’s six-decade career, this exhibition features Thiebaud’s inventive reinterpretations and direct copies of famous artworks, as well as objects from his personal art collection that inspired him. Approximately 65 quintessential works by Thiebaud — including paintings of people (alone and together); still lives of cakes, tabletops, and other ordinary objects; cityscapes featuring soaring buildings; and mountain landscapes — offer an in-depth exploration of one of the most important and overlooked aspects of his creative practice: his passionate engagement with art history.

We loved this exhibit, and BONUS - the Legion of Honor is an incredible sight itself, nestled at the back of the Presidio Golf Course and above the Pacific. Second BONUS: You can take pics like this under Rodin’s The Thinker.

See the Legion of Honor for more information and advance tickets. Through August 17.