In 1956, California artist Wayne Thiebaud took a leave of absence from teaching at Sacramento Junior College and moved to New York for the academic year. A skilled illustrator and cartoonist, the artist had developed a keen interest in art history and wanted to become a painter. Banner for Wayne Thiebaud, Draftsman at The Morgan Library & Museum An exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum, Wayne Thiebaud, Draftsman , highlights the artist’s sketches, pastels, watercolors, and charcoal drawings. Arriving in New York during the heyday of the Abstract Impressionists, Thiebaud sought out and befriended many of the leading artists and critics of the day, including Franz Kline, Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, the critic Harold Rosenberg, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns.
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