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Portrait of Picasso
1957 publication by Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., 96 pages with b/w illustrations.
- GenresBiography
128 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1981
About the author
Roland Penrose
106 books6 followersSir Roland Algernon Penrose CBE (14 October 1900 – 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet.
He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.
Penrose married the poet Valentine Boué and then the photographer Lee Miller. He is the uncle of the physicist and polymath Roger Penrose, and the chess grandmaster, Jonathan Penrose.
He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.
Penrose married the poet Valentine Boué and then the photographer Lee Miller. He is the uncle of the physicist and polymath Roger Penrose, and the chess grandmaster, Jonathan Penrose.
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August 25, 2009
Great photos, artwork, and stories.
May 12, 2012
A good short bio of Picasso with great photos.
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