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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

Article American art
Art Thief: Lessons from Wayne Thiebaud

Discover the lesser-known influences that shaped Wayne Thiebaud’s distinctive style.

Video American art
Wayne Thiebaud and the Art of Reinterpretation

10 artworks that illustrate Wayne Thiebaud’s passionate engagement with art history.

Article American art
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

Article American art Oceanic art
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

Article American art Highlights
Strangers’ Poems: Louise Nevelson

Read (and hear) poems inspired by Nevelson's Sky Cathedral's Presence I.

By Ben Bernthal, poet

Article American art Poetry
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

Article American art Contemporary art
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

Article American art Contemporary art Fashion
Then + Now: Sharing Ruth Asawa’s Art

Letting visitors take a piece of the art home.

By Stuart Hata, director of retail operations

Article Behind the scenes Women in art American art
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

Article Photography American art AAPI voices
Same Sight, Different Views: Revisiting Ansel Adams’s Landscapes

Compare Ansel Adams’s images with contemporary photographs of the same sights.

By Magnolia Molcan

Article Photography Environment American art
Conserving in 3D: Mapping Our Mary Lovelace O’Neal Painting

How do you solve a conservation puzzle? Create your own key.

By Antonia Smith

Article American art Conservation Behind the scenes

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