Kenneth Baker interviews Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, a long-time resident of Sacramento, must rank as the most famous painter in California history. Even people who cannot recall his name or pronounce it - say "TEE-bo" - instantly recognize his signature images of food haloed by blazing light and cityscapes with hill streets steep as cliffsides.

Honored with countless museum and gallery exhibitions, Thiebaud also had a distinguished academic career and is now UC Davis professor emeritus of art. San Francisco Chronicle art critic Kenneth Baker conducted an onstage conversation with Thiebaud at the UC Davis' Buehler Alumni Center on Nov. 18, a few days after the painter turned 90.

Watch the video of the event here: