Wayne's World

Artist Wayne Thiebaud was honored Oct. 15 at Mondavi Center with a composition by conductor Andre Previn. Commissioned by the Sacramento Philharmonic, Previn crafted a work, Night Thoughts, exclusively to honor Thiebaud. From left to right: Jessie Ann Owens, dean of the Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies; Michael Morgan, music director; Margrit Mondavi; Thiebaud; Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef; Robert Mondavi; and Betty Jean Thiebaud. Wayne Thiebaud is an art professor emeritus at UC Davis famed for his paintings of gumballs, cream cakes, pies, candy apples and California landscapes.

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