Curated by noted Picasso biographer John Richardson, this exhibition catalogue examines the intersection of Picasso s bullfighting imagery with the mythological (and biographical) compositions of the 1930 s. Including works dating from 1897 to 1972, this fully illustrated catalogue presents a career-long survey of Picasso s engagement with ancient bullfighting and mythological narratives and includes essays by noted Picasso scholars Michael FitzGerald and Gertje Utley.
Author Biography
John Richardson is the author of a multivolume biography on the life of Picasso. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. Michael FitzGerald is director of the art history program at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and has written several books on Picasso, including Picasso and American Art. Gertje Utley is an art historian and the author of Pablo Picasso: The Communist Years.
