Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) became famous for his colorful paintings of American confections and buffets. He was also a self-described art “thief,” who openly drew ideas from and reinterpreted old and new European and American artworks. An influential teacher at Sacramento Junior College and the University of California, Davis, Thiebaud never stopped learning. He believed that art history is a continuum that connects artists of the past, present, and future. Highlighting work from across the beloved artist’s six-decade career, this exhibition features Thiebaud’s inventive reinterpretations and direct copies of famous artworks, as well as objects from his personal art collection that inspired him. Approximately 60 quintessential works by Thiebaud — including paintings of people (alone and together); still lives of cakes, tabletops, and other ordinary objects; cityscapes featuring soaring buildings; and mountain landscapes — offer an in-depth exploration of one of the most important and overlooked aspects of his creative practice: his passionate engagement with art history.
“I believe very much in the tradition that art comes from art and nothing else” —Wayne Thiebaud
FAMSF Docent: Alfred Escoffier
This exhibition at the Legion of Honor runs March 22, 2025 – August 17, 2025.
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by the Friends of the San Rafael Library
Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, is the first major museum retrospective of the groundbreaking work of Ruth Asawa (1926–2013). It will feature the entire spectrum of the artist’s awe-inspiring practice. Sculpture, drawings, prints, paintings, design objects and archival material from U.S.-based public and private collections will offer an in-depth look at her expansive output and its inspirations, exploring the ways her longtime San Francisco home and garden served as the epicenter of her creative universe.
Docent Speaker: Avril Angevine
This exhibition will be at SFMOMA: April 5–September 2, 2025
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by the Friends of the San Rafael Library
2024 marks the 100th anniversary of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. In honor of this celebration, this talk will look at the Legion’s global connections and the art, cultures and stories reflected in that collection.
What does an ancient Greek goddess have in common with an 18th century British noblewoman? How did a fusion of Islam and Christianity create a unique Spanish style of art? This talk will explore how contact between different people and cultures resulted in exchanges of ideas, resources, philosophies, and spiritual beliefs. And whether it was migration, trade, or conquest, these cultural exchanges are reflected in the art seen at the Legion of Honor. Global Connections: Art, Cultures, and Stories in the Legion of Honor’s Collection is presented as part of the museum’s 100th anniversary celebration
FAMSF Docent: Mike Madrid
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by the Friends of the San Rafael Libraries
This art talk will showcase a period room at the Legion of Honor, the Salon Doré, originally constructed in 1781 at the Hôtel de La Trémoille in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI. It was later installed as a ballroom in a California home, then donated and reconstructed at the Legion of Honor in 1959. Twenty-first century visitors can get both a visceral and intellectual sense of how social life was conducted in an aristocratic environment during the eighteenth century. The salon de compagnie was designed to receive guests and invite conversation; it was meant for music and games and its elaborate rituals are embedded in everything from the arrangement of chairs to the quality of the lighting. Said to be one of the four finest French period rooms in an American museum, the Salon Doré is distinguished by having all the appropriate furnishings as well as lighting that creates the impression and atmosphere of candlelight.
FAMSF Docent: Marsha Holm
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by the Friends of the San Rafael Library
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2 de mayo: Elena Sabe por Claudia Piñeiro
13 de junio: La Isla de la Mujer Dormida por Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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