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Picasso through Words

It’s a little known fact that Picasso — that big bald hunk o’ painterly manflesh (see photo at left; in particular, check out the size of that palette!) – was an aspiring writer as well as one of the greatest painters of all time. In a new exhibit at Duke University, various pieces of written work concerning the artist are being shown alongside his paintings, creating what sounds like a cool-beans new show.

At one time a roommate to poet Max Jacob, as well as a regular fixture in Gertrude Stein’s famed salons, Picasso wrote hundreds of poems, a few plays, and played a role in several books involving illustration and art.

“Picasso and the Allure of Language” is on display at the Yale University Gallery before moving to Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art. The exhibit hosts more than 70 works of art, which encompass most of the 20th century, from 1900, when Picasso was 19, to 1969, when he was 91. Interspersed with the paintings are items from the literary legacy of Stein and Alice B. Toklas: a series of writings (letters, postcards, even an audio reading) about Picasso. Also highlighted is the role literature played as an inspiration to the artist.

“Picasso and the Allure of Language” runs through May 24 at Yale and opens at Duke on August 20.

Story Source Nashua Telegraph via Rare Book News | Image Source The Age

February 12, 2009 | Filed Under Authors, Newsies

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2 Responses to “Picasso through Words”

admin on February 17th, 2009 6:48 pm

Hey Zelda! Thanks for the heads-up. My bad. I changed the original post to reflect the correct dates and locations.

I appreciate your help!

-The BS
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