Word: picasso
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During his World War II tour of duty in France, he reminisces, he looked up Pablo Picasso in Paris. Picasso offered to let him pick out a picture, so Mayer did. It turned out to be by one of Picasso's students (the master let him choose a second). Today, Mayer lets dealers do most of the picking. But his infectious enthusiasm has made modern-art converts out of several of his neighbors. Even the Mayers' butler now assembles collages from bow ties and false teeth, which Mayer hangs along with his Oldenburgs and Tingue...
...Leigh B. Block's collection of modern European paintings includes works by most of the major artists of the last 100 years. But it is most notable for its representation of the mature style of several artists, for its extensive sampling from the work of Cezanne, Braque, and Picasso, and for a few surprises...
...selecting his paintings, Janis hewed to his favorite thesis: the greatest artists of each generation are usually the least understood by their contemporaries. Mondrian and Leger, who Janis believes will stand the test of time better than Picasso, are represented by eight Mondrians, four Legers. Still, Picasso is there with a thorny 1928 Painter and Model, which the Modern's Al fred H. Barr Jr. ranks as one of the most valuable pictures in the collection. What kind of test other than difficulty does Janis apply to art? It must relate to the tempo of the time, says...
CAMERA THREE (CBS, 11-11:30 a.m.). "Lucien Clergue, the Photographer as Poet" presents Clergue himself, friend of Picasso and Cocteau, and a collection of photos of his native Camargue in the south of France...
...number of staid Swiss violently dissented. Some felt that the city's funds would be better used for hospitals and schools, while others simply disliked Staechelin (many a Easier had owned stock in the airline, and many others lost their jobs when it went bankrupt). The anti-Picasso faction drummed up enough signatures on a petition to force a referendum. After a spirited campaign, the city opted last week to buy the Picassos by a vote of 32,118 to 27,190. With the money assured, the city government cannily required the foundation, as part of the final transaction...