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Introducing Picasso
Examines the life and times of the famed artist, including his numerous masterpieces, his impact on modern art, and his variety of media and styles--Post-impressionism, Cubism, and beyond.
31 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1993
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August 10, 2025
An introduction to the artist intended for children.
Written in 1993, it leads off with the sentence, "Pablo Picasso is thought of as one of the greatest artists of modern times," and doesn't go into the controversies that have swirled about him in recent years due to his cultural appropriation and misogyny. But even this hagiography has these two little tidbits buried in it:
"He collected [primitive masks] and allowed them to influence the way he painted."
"Picasso's feelings for women ranged from love to hate, and we can see this in his paintings."
I find some of Picasso's pieces interesting and others just ugly as hell. His influence is undeniable, especially if you pick up almost any comix anthology from Fantagraphics or Drawn & Quarterly from the last four decades.
Side note: I was rather curious how this book ended up in my home library, as it's not the sort of book we usually purchase. Then I realized it was published by Little, Brown & Company in 1993, and my wife used to work in an office next to their distribution warehouse where they'd have an annual book giveaway for employees from giant bins of returned or damaged books. We probably plucked it up in a free-book frenzy. This might be the first time either of us bothered to read it.
Written in 1993, it leads off with the sentence, "Pablo Picasso is thought of as one of the greatest artists of modern times," and doesn't go into the controversies that have swirled about him in recent years due to his cultural appropriation and misogyny. But even this hagiography has these two little tidbits buried in it:
"He collected [primitive masks] and allowed them to influence the way he painted."
"Picasso's feelings for women ranged from love to hate, and we can see this in his paintings."
I find some of Picasso's pieces interesting and others just ugly as hell. His influence is undeniable, especially if you pick up almost any comix anthology from Fantagraphics or Drawn & Quarterly from the last four decades.
Side note: I was rather curious how this book ended up in my home library, as it's not the sort of book we usually purchase. Then I realized it was published by Little, Brown & Company in 1993, and my wife used to work in an office next to their distribution warehouse where they'd have an annual book giveaway for employees from giant bins of returned or damaged books. We probably plucked it up in a free-book frenzy. This might be the first time either of us bothered to read it.
January 23, 2017
Nice big color plates and a great (very brief) but surprisingly complete story of the arc of Picasso's life and work as told to an elementary aged child. Brilliant teaching aid that makes you want to see more. Includes a timeline of his life and major world events at the back of the book.
May 7, 2009
A good intro to the life and work of Pablo Picasso for the little ones. If you are doing art history for preschool through the early grades this book would be a help.
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