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3/19/09

Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso


My Diego book is out!

What's next? Diego was published after Frida, so a book about Pablo Picasso must follow. Picasso admired Frida's art. And Diego and Picasso imitated each other. It has been said that Diego added all his last names to his first name because Picasso did; that Diego said he was placed in a dung bucket after his birth because Picasso was placed on a table after he was born; that Diego had an affair with Marievna because Picasso did. It has also been said that Picasso copied a painting from Diego, making Diego and his family furious.

If the book about Diego Rivera was hard for me to write, the book about Picasso will be more so. But I accept the challenge.

4 comments:

Christy said...

Congratulations! Can't wait to read this, Carmen. It looks beautiful! I love Picasso and look forward to hearing about that project too.

Edie Hemingway said...

Carmen,
This looks like another book rich in words and color. Congratulations!

Lauren said...

Great cover Carmen! I look forward to reading it-- and writing on Picasso will be amazing--

Stephanie said...

It's so gorgeous! Congrats Carmen!