Picasso and the Allure of Language

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery, 2009. Softcover. VG. White illus. wraps; 253 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and duotone plates and figures. Accompanied a 2009-10 exhibition held at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University; Focuses on Picasso's relationships with writers and writing and explores his works within a literary framework. "Throughout his life, Pablo Picasso had close friendships with writers and an abiding interest in the written word. This groundbreaking book, which draws on the collections of Yale University, traces the relationship that Picasso had with literature and writing in his life and work. Beginning with the artist's early associations with such writers as Gertrude Stein, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, and Pierre Reverdy, the book continues until the postwar period, by which time Picasso had become a worldwide celebrity. Distinguished authorities in art and literature explore the theme of Picasso and language from historical, linguistic, and visual perspectives and contextualize Picasso's work within a rich literary framework. Presenting fascinating archival materials and written in an accessible style, Picasso and the Allure of Language is essential reading for anyone interested in this great artist and the history of modernism."--Publisher's description. Contents as follows: Picasso and the allure of language -- The meeting place of poets -- The Surrealist impulse -- Letters of mourning -- Writing Picasso. (Inventory #: 115785)