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The Rag-Tag Art Renegades that Brought Picasso and Modernist Art to the United States
Today we think of New York as the center of the twentieth century art world, but it took three determined men, two world wars, and one singular artist to secure the city’s cultural prominence. Pablo Picasso was the most influential and perplexing artist of his age, and the turning points of his career and salient facets of his private life have intrigued the world for decades. However, the tremendous feat of winning support for his art in the U.S. has long been overlooked.
To discuss this largely forgotten story is Hugh Eakin, author of Picasso’s War How Modern Art Came to America. He details…
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