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Pablo R. Picasso
Prepared by Rebecca Rogers
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Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog
to find books about Pablo R. Picasso
  Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973)

Final Self-Portrait by Pablo Picasso
Final Self-Portrait

  Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973—Audio-visual aids
  Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973—Spanish language
  Artists—France—Biography
  Artists—Spain—Biography
 
Reference Resources  
 
The Dictionary of Art
Edited by Jane Turner
Grove’s Dictionaries, New York, NY, 1996
ISBN:  9781884446009
Call no:  R  703 D561 v. 24

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A resource for both art and cultural studies, this dictionary serves as a guide to all the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, drawing, printmaking, as well as the decorative arts. It features Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Mongolia, China, India, the Islamic world, Japan, Korea, Native North America, Pacific and Aboriginal Australia, Pre-Columbian America, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Ancient Near East, and Ancient Rome.
 
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art
Written by Ann Landi
Schirmer Reference, New York, NY, 2002
ISBN:  9780028654140
Call no:  R  703 LAN v. 3

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This book is intended for high school or public libraries.  It mostly covers western world art  and does not feature a lot of architecture.
 
World Artists, 1950-1980: An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary World Artists, 1950-1980: An H. W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary
Written by Claude Marks
H. W. Wilson, New York, NY, 1984
ISBN:  9780824207076
Call no:  R  709.22 M342w

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This book includes 312 artists who were influential in the post-World War II era.
 
The World’s Master Paintings: From the Early Renaissance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide
Compiled by Christopher Wright
Routledge, New York, NY, 1992
ISBN:  9780415022408
Call no:  R  750.74 W93w v. 2

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This book lists the publicly available paintings of a wide selection of painters from the Early Renaissance to the present day.
 
 
Biographies  
 
Life with Picasso Life with Picasso
Written by Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake
Anchor Books, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN: 9780385261869
Call no:  B PIC

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For nearly a decade, Francoise Gilot shared her life with Picasso, giving birth to two of his children, working as his model, and sharing his world. This  memoir takes readers behind the legend to meet the man.
 
Picasso, My Grandfather Picasso, My Grandfather
Written by Marina Picasso in collaboration with Louis Valentin
Riverhead Books, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN:  9781573221917
Call no:  B PIC

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This family memoir is told by the granddaughter of Pablo Picasso and his first wife, Olga Khoklova.
 
A Life of Picasso A Life of Picasso
Written by John Richardson
Random House, New York, NY, 1991
ISBN:  9780394531922
           9780394559186
Call no:  B PIC

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Volume I of A Life of Picasso explores the 20th-century artist's Spanish roots, his Andalusian nature, and his passion for Barcelona, where he became a hero of the Catalan modernist movement before moving to France in 1904. Richardson chronicles Picasso's early years in Paris, which encompassed the Blue and Rose periods and includes accounts of the artist's relationships with Apollinaire, Max Jacob, and Gertrude Stein.

In the second volume, Richardson re-creates the artist's life and work during the decade of 1907-1917—a period during which Picasso and Georges Braque invented cubism and to that extent engendered modernism.
 
Pablo Picasso
Written by Wilfried Wiegand
Plaza & Janés, Barcelona, Spain, 1988
ISBN:  8401450810
Call no:  S B  PIC

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This Spanish biography highlights the life and work of Pablo Ruiz Picasso.  It includes photographs of some of his paintings.
 
Picasso Picasso
Written by Manuel Gimenez Saurina, Manuel Mas Franch, Miguel Gimenez Saurina
Edimat Libros, Madrid, Spain, 2002?
ISBN:  9788484038658
Call no:  S B  PIC

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This Spanish biography details Picasso's childhood, motivation, accomplishments, and humanity, as well as his impact on history.
 
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.

Please ask your librarian for a login and password.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  2,120 Full-text References for "Picasso"
 
Internet Resources  
 
On-line Picasso Project Homepage
http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso
  This website has a wealth of information on Picasso and on his artworks.
Pablo Picasso : Official Web Site
http://www.picasso.fr/us/picasso.php_page_index
  This website is administered by the heirs of Picasso. It contains biographical and historical information on Picasso and on his works. Information is also available in French and Spanish.
Museo Picasso Málaga
http://www2.museopicassomalaga.org/i_home.cfm
  Museum devoted to Picasso in the city of his birth Málaga, Spain.
Tate Online: British and International Modern and Contemporary Art
http://www.tate.org.uk
  Under “Tate Collection” go to Search Collection and in box “Artist Name:” type in Picasso and enter…results in 45 works of Picasso.
National Gallery of Art - Search (Collection and Site)
http://www.nga.gov/search/index.shtm
  Do an artist search for “Pablo Picasso”.
Museu Picasso
http://www.museupicasso.bcn.es/eng/index_eng.htm
  The website offers a chronology of Pablo R. Picasso, and it has information on the museum collection and exhibitions.
 


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