On March 22, the Legion of Honor opened “Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art,” an exhibit dedicated to highlighting the influence of art history on Northern California painter, Wayne Thiebaud. More than 60 of Thiebaud’s works are on display with subjects ranging from his famous still lifes of cakes and pastries to portraits and cityscapes. The show’s title, “Art Comes From Art,” refers to the artist’s philosophy that painting is a self-referential form and was created by Timothy Anglin Burgard, a curator of American art for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Before beginning his career as a painter, Thiebaud grew up in Long Beach, California, and interned at Walt Disney Studios as a teenager, drawing iconic characters such as Goofy and Pinocchio. After graduating from California State University, Sacramento with a master's degree, he became an art professor at UC Davis. In a film made for the exhibition, Thiebaud admitted to stealing from his influences which include the likes ...