Containing uncensored and on-the-spot observations of Picasso at home and in company, Visiting Picasso is a wonderfully vivid, spontaneous and lively record of Roland Penrose's many encounters with the artist and his family, friends and associates, from their first meeting in 1936 to the artist's death in 1973. Over 70 photographs, many by Penrose's wife Lee Miller, illustrate the colourful cast of characters, including Dora Maar, Francoise Gilot, Jean Cocteau and Georges Braque, as well as artworks and events described.
Author Biography
Richard Calvocoressi is Director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, where he curated the recent, hugely successful exhibition of Lee Miller's work.
Elizabeth Cowling is currently Reader in History of Art at Edinburgh University. Her book Picasso: Style and Meaning won the 2003 British Academy Book Award.
