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Born
in Mesa, Arizona,Wayne Thiebaud became one of
the most well-known Pop artists in America.
His iconic images of food may have stemmed from
his beginnings as a free- lance cartoonist in
1939. From 1940 to 1941, he wrote showcards
for Sears, Roebuck in Long Beach, California.
While serving in the army from 1942 to 1945,
Thiebaud worked as a cartoonist, creating a
character, Aleck, for the comic strip "Wingtips."
He also painted murals for the officers¹ club
and the post theater before being assigned to
the first Motion Picture Unit in Culver City,
California. In 1946, while employed as a cartoonist,
he became an advertising artist in Hollywood
for Universal Studios.
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