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Picasso And Françoise Gilot By Robert Capa

By Angela Carone / Cultural Enterprise Reporter

Published September 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM PDT

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso in 1948. Photographed by Robert Capa.

I was doing research for an upcoming "These Days" show about the Picasso Miró Calder exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art and came across this photo taken by the famous photographer Robert Capa. I love it and thought I'd share it with you. Françoise Gilot is the subject of Picasso's 1949 painting "Seated Woman," which is currently on view in the SDMA exhibit and was recently donated to the museum's collection. Gilot was with Picasso for close to 10 years and had two children with him. She later married Jonas Salk and has long worked on behalf of the Salk Institute.

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Angela Carone

Angela Carone covered arts and culture for KPBS and was the author of Culture Lust. Angela has produced public radio programs focused on the arts for the Atlanta and San Diego markets. In this role, she has covered topics ranging from books, film, theater, music, visual arts and pop culture. She also has more than 15 years experience in print media, having been published in various newspapers, alternative weeklies, and exhibition catalogs. Angela has degrees in political science from Pennsylvania State University and in English literature from Georgia State University. She is also a published photographer.

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