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Learning to See Again: Picasso's Cubism Before Collage

Professor of Art History Christopher Green discusses Picasso’s foray into Cubism before his invention of collage primarily through his figure drawings.
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Introduction:

Stephanie D'Alessandro, Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art and Curator in Charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, MMA

Lecturer:

Christopher Green, Emeritus Professor in the History of Art, Courtauld Institute of Art, and Distinguished Scholar in the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art (January–May 2018)

Organized by the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Contributors

Christopher
Emeritus Professor in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art

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