Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud

by Susan Goldman Rubin

Book Overview

One of the giants of American art, Wayne Thiebaud was at first unappreciated because of the everyday subject matter of his paintings. His tasty hot dogs, delectable cakes, dizzy streets, and sleepy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811851680
• ISBN13: 9780811851688
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Delicious: The Art and Life of Wayne Thiebaud

My art students and I love this book. It is simple to read, great pictures and intersting. I cannot wait to read more books by Susan Goldman Rubin.

A pick that lends to leisure browsing as well as report assignment.

Kids in grades 4-6 will relish this colorful biography - just over a hundred pages in length - of one Wayne Thiebaud, an artist whose food paintings have come to represent not only food but 20th century American art as a whole. From gum machines and paint cans to stadiums, Thiebaud's art representations captured and depicted popular American culture, and DELICIOUS reviews his life, influences, achievements and art forms with an eye to exploring his lasting impact. Any library strong in colorful biographies for kids will find this a pick that lends to leisure browsing as well as report assignment.

Delicious in every way

An absolutely "delicious" study of a contemporary painter, how he makes art, and what art does, packaged in a wonderfully designed book that young people (and pretty much anyone else) will enjoy.