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Reflections on Wayne Thiebaud from a Former Student
An insider’s perspective on Wayne Thiebaud.
By Grace Munakata, painter, teacher, and Wayne Thiebaud’s former student and friend
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Art Thief: Lessons from Wayne Thiebaud
Discover the lesser-known influences that shaped Wayne Thiebaud’s distinctive style.
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Wayne Thiebaud and the Art of Reinterpretation
10 artworks that illustrate Wayne Thiebaud’s passionate engagement with art history.
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Curator Crossover: So a Scientist Walks into an Art Museum . . .
Taking a closer look at some of the animals in our artworks.
By Jack Dumbacher, curator of birds and mammals, California Academy of Sciences
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5 Works to Know from the Osher Collection of American Art
Get to know paintings by American artists from Georgia O’Keeffe to William Merritt Chase.
By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor
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Strangers’ Poems: Louise Nevelson
Read (and hear) poems inspired by Nevelson's Sky Cathedral's Presence I.
By Ben Bernthal, poet
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Meet the Artists: The de Young Open 2023
Hear from seven Bay Area artists featured in our community art exhibition.
By artists Jennifer Jang, Robert Hightower, Subha Joshi, Celise, Beverly Patterson, Mathilda LaZelle Moore, and Liz Boeder
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Fashion / History: A Fresh Look at American Impressionism + Realism
What can the fashions depicted in art tell us?
By Hannah Waiters, curatorial cataloguing fellow, American and contemporary art
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Then + Now: Sharing Ruth Asawa’s Art
Letting visitors take a piece of the art home.
By Stuart Hata, director of retail operations
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Looking Back at the Lens: Japanese Americans on Ansel Adams at Manzanar
Watch oral histories about life in Manzanar and being photographed by Ansel Adams.
By Rose Masters, park ranger, oral history, Manzanar National Historic Site
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Same Sight, Different Views: Revisiting Ansel Adams’s Landscapes
Compare Ansel Adams’s images with contemporary photographs of the same sights.
By Magnolia Molcan
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Conserving in 3D: Mapping Our Mary Lovelace O’Neal Painting
How do you solve a conservation puzzle? Create your own key.
By Antonia Smith
