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] He was the subject of the short documentary, Uncle Yanco (1967), made by his cousin, Agnès Varda.

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.

Mar 20, 2019 · “In 1949 Gordon Onslow Ford and poet-painter Jean Varda rescued the SS Vallejo, a decommissioned ferryboat about to be disassembled and sold for scrap. They docked her at Gate 5 in the abandoned shipyards north of San Francisco in Sausalito.

Known for “using everything but the kitchen-stove,” Varda incorporated various found textiles and other materials into his mosaics and collages depicting beautiful women and exotic cityscapes. Born in Smyrna, Greece, “Yanko” Varda made his mark by …

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.

Varda: The Master Builder, Henry Miller's homage to his friend, is published in Circle Magazine, an avant-garde periodical published in Berkeley, California. Meets writer Anais Nin through Henry Miller.

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Dec 18, 2021 · View Jean Varda’s artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Learn about the artist and see available works for sale.