Paul LeBaron Thiebaud | |
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Born | October 10, 1960 |
Died | June 19, 2010 | (aged 49)
Occupation | American art dealer |
Father | Wayne Thiebaud |
Relatives | Twinka Thiebaud (sister) |
Paul LeBaron Thiebaud (October 10, 1960 – June 19, 2010) was an American art dealer who owned two influential galleries, one in New York City and the other in San Francisco.[1] He exhibited the work of a host of lesser-known artists whom he felt it was his role to bring to a wider public audience, in addition to the work of his father, the noted pop painter Wayne Thiebaud.
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.[2] He had a wife, Karen, and two daughters. He died of colon cancer on June 19, 2010, at the age of 49.[1]