Paul Thiebaud
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Paul Thiebaud was an American
art dealer
who owned two influential galleries, one in New York City
and the other in San Francisco http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/07/02/paul_thiebaud_art_dealer_worked_to_educate_public/. Although he showed the work of his father, the noted pop painter Wayne Thiebaud
, he also exhibited the work of a whole host of lesser known artists whom he felt it was his role to bring to a wider public audience.
His elder sister is the actress, model
and writer
Twinka Thiebaud
, his mother Betty is a filmmaker and his brother Matthew is an artist as well. . He had a wife, Karen, and two daughters when he died of colon cancer at the age of 49.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
art dealer
Art dealer
An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art. Art dealers' professional associations serve to set high standards for accreditation or membership and to support art exhibitions and shows.-Role:...
who owned two influential galleries, one in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and the other in San Francisco http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/07/02/paul_thiebaud_art_dealer_worked_to_educate_public/. Although he showed the work of his father, the noted pop painter Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate...
, he also exhibited the work of a whole host of lesser known artists whom he felt it was his role to bring to a wider public audience.
His elder sister is the actress, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
Twinka Thiebaud
Twinka Thiebaud
Twinka Thiebaud , is an American model who posed for many of the most important photographers of the 20th century. In the work of Judy Dater, one particular photo, Imogen and Twinka, has become one of the most recognizable images caught by an American photographer...
, his mother Betty is a filmmaker and his brother Matthew is an artist as well. . He had a wife, Karen, and two daughters when he died of colon cancer at the age of 49.
External links
- Obituary http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/07/02/paul_thiebaud_art_dealer_worked_to_educate_public/
- The Paul Thiebaud Gallery Website http://www.paulthiebaudgallery.com/