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Jean "Yanko" Varda (11 September 1893—10 January 1971) was a Turkish-born American artist, best known for his collage work. Varda was one of the early adopters of the Sausalito houseboat lifestyle that was popular in the 1960s–1970s. [1]
Jean “Yanko” Varda (1893-1971) was best known for his collages, which he made from bits of paper, textiles and paint, mounted on plywood. Born to Greek parents in Smyrna (now Izmir,in Turkey), Varda, moved first to Paris as a young man, then to London, before traveling to New York for an exhibit of his work in 1939.
Of mixed Greek and French descent, Jean Varda (1893–1971) was born in Izmir, Turkey. Known as a child prodigy artist, at 19 he moved to Paris, and then on to London during World War I, where he became a ballet dancer and was active in London avant-garde circles.
Jean Varda was a bigger-than-life character on the art scene in Northern California. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts (later SFAI), hung out with Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin in Big Sur, as well as Alan Watts, Gerd Stern, and Maya Angelou in Sausalito.
Jean "Yanko" Varda (11 September 1893—10 January 1971) was a Turkish-born American artist, best known for his collage work. Varda was one of the early adopters of the Sausalito houseboat lifestyle that was popular in the 1960s–1970s.
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Jean Varda. born Smyrna, Greece (now Izmir, Turkey) 1893-died Mexico City, Mexico 1971. Also known as. Jean "Yanko" Varda.
