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Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words

Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words

Artist David Douglas Duncan (American, 1916 - 2018)
Date1957; printed 2013
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 20 7/8 inches (34.93 × 53.02 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 24 inches (50.96 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Douglas Duncan
Object number2014.11.121
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of Picasso holding letter while talking to Jacqueline.
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Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
Picasso personally opened every letter, sometimes reading appeals so profound that he and Jacqueline seemed almost crushed, with the writer never knowing the impact of his words
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.122
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.99
Jacqueline, never far from Picasso as he worked. Villa La Californie.
Jacqueline, never far from Picasso as he worked. Villa La Californie.
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.77
I find the tensions of the day go away when I run a few miles before dark. The light is different, I hear new things and smell new odors like a fireplace burning oakwood. Sometimes I find that dogs are not man's best friend.
I find the tensions of the day go away when I run a few miles before dark. The light is different, I hear new things and smell new odors like a fireplace burning oakwood. Sometimes I find that dogs are not man's best friend.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.16
Sometimes the way is beautiful
Sometimes the way is beautiful
Georges Rouault
1922
F88-21
Every year I go to my mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving and every year I swear I'll never do it again. But I always do, do it again.
Every year I go to my mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving and every year I swear I'll never do it again. But I always do, do it again.
Bill Owens
ca. 1972; printed 1998
2007.54.106
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.132
Western Cargo: Words and Images of Russel Ferguson
Western Cargo: Words and Images of Russel Ferguson
Russell Ferguson
1999
2000.5
"I Thirst" (from the Seven Last Words of Christ)
"I Thirst" (from the Seven Last Words of Christ)
F. Holland Day
1898
2005.27.3972
Golden Words! (No. 53)
Golden Words! (No. 53)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
1799
33-1087
Lost Words
Lost Words
Linda Girvin
2000
2005.27.4962
it seemed so to me
it seemed so to me
Stan Washburn
1974
R74-6/4