| Description | Article in Playboy, 'The Wisdom of Picasso', 1964, consisting of false quotations of Picasso, allegedly his view on art and other matters:
/1. magazine cutting from Playboy with ms. additions, January 1964, entitled 'The Wisdom of Pablo Picasso ; the world's foremost living artist puts forth a credo for creativity', Illinois, 5p.
/2. 1 x ts. letter, 17 March 1964, from Roland Penrose, London, to the Editor of Playboy magazine, Illinois, 1p.
/3. 1 x ts. letter with ms. additions, 25 March 1964, from Mr A. C. Spectorsky of Playboy Magazine, Illinois, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/4. 1 x ts. letter, 2 April 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Mr A. C. Specktorsky, Illinois, 1p.
/5. 1 x ts. letter, 8 April 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Mr A. C. Specktorsky, Illinois, 1p.
/6. 1 x ts. letter, 8 April 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Mr Guterman, Editor of the Wisdom Society for the Advancement of Knowledge, Learning and Research in Education Inc., California, 1p.
/7. 2 x ts. letter, 23 May 1964, and attached 'Certificate of Posting' with ms. additions, from Roland Penrose, to Mr Guterman, Editor of the Wisdom Society for the Advancement of Knowledge, Learning and Research in Education Inc., California, 3p (2 copies of letter, each 1p).
/8. 4 x ts. letter (copy), 3 May 1964, and attached 'Certificate of Posting' with ms. additions, from Roland Penrose, to Mr Guterman, Editor of the Wisdom Society for the Advancement of Knowledge, Learning and Research in Education Inc., California, 4p (4 copies of letter, each 1p).
/9. 1 x ts. letter, 28 August 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Mr Dwight Macdonald of the New Yorker, La Spezia, Italy, (1p), and attached photocopies of RPA 601/1, RPA 601/2, RPA 601/3, RPA 601/4, RPA 601/6, and RPA 601/7, 14p in total.
/10. 1 x ms. letter, 7 October 1964, from Dwight Macdonald of the New Yorker, New York, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/11. 1 x ts. document (copy) with ms. additions, October 1964, from the ICA Bulletin, article entitled 'Wisdom Exploited' by Roland Penrose, 1p.
Statements recorded by Helene Parmelin, article in Les Nouvelles Litteraires:
/12. newscutting from Godard Se Déchaîne, Les Nouvelles Litteraires, 29 April 1965, article by Hélène Parmelin entitled 'Picasso parle à son tour', [Paris], 2p.
Roland Penrose advice for Dore Ahston, regarding the book 'Picasso on Art':
/13. 1 x ts. letter with ms. additions, 28 January 1969, from Dore Ashton, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/14. 1 x ts. letter with ms. additions, 7 February 1969, from Roland Penrose, London, to Dora Ashton, 1p.
Picasso and Papini, 1952:
/15. newscutting from Le Figaro Litteraire, 14 June 1952, article entitled 'Picasso s' accuse : Je suis un amuseur public : Émouvants propos D' Un Grand Artiste', [Paris] 1p.
/16. newscutting from Le Figaro Litteraire, 21 June 1952, brief entry entitled 'Picasso et l'autocritique', [Paris], 1p.
Picasso and Papini, false statements invented by Papini, 1952-1971:
/17. 1 x ts. letter (copy), 7 August 1963, from C.J. Rea of Longmans Green & Co. Limited, London, to Alfred Barr of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, with attached t.s. document, 2p.
/18. 1 x ts. letter (copy) with ms. additions, 29 August 1963, from Rona Roob, secretary to Alfred Barr of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, to C.J. Rea of Longmans Green & Co. Limited, London, 4p (4 copies of letter, each 1p).
/19. 1 x ts. letter, 18 August 1964, from Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/20. 1 x ts. letter, 14 April 1964, from Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/21. 1 x ts. letter, 21 April 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris, 1p.
/22. 1 x ts. letter, 23 April 1964, [from Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris], to Mr. Edwin H. Blum, Beverley Hills, 1p.
/23. 1 x ts. letter, 25 April 1964, from Edwin Blum, Beverley Hills, to Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris, 1p.
Picasso and Papini, 1964:
/24. 1 x ts. letter, 23 November 1964, from Roland Penrose, to Mr. N. G. Sen of the India Audit Office, London, 1p.
/25. 1 x ts. letter, 18 November 1964, from Mr. N. G. Sen of the India Audit Office, London, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/26. newscutting from an unidentified source mounted on paper, 31 October [1964], brief entry entitled ' Picasso', 1p.
Copy of Life Magazine, special double issue on Picasso, related correspondence (inserted):
/27. Copy of Life Magazine, 27 December 1968, Vol. 65, No. 26, Special Double Issue : Picasso, New York, 134p.
/28. 1 x ts. letter, 19 February 1969, from Miss Gail Ridgewell of Time-Life International Ltd., London, to Roland Penrose, 1p.
/29. 1 x ts. letter with ms. additions, 21 February 1969, from Roland Penrose, to Miss Gail Ridgewell of Time-Life International Ltd., London, 1p.
/30. 2 x ts. letter (copy) one version in English and the other in French, 8 January 1969, from George P. Hunt of Time-Life International Ltd., to Pablo Picasso, Mougins, (each letter 2p) 4p in total.
/31. newscutting from Life Magazine, 17 January 1969, from the 'Letters to the Editor' section, entry entitled 'Apology for a False Picasso 'Quote' ', 1p.
/32. newscutting from Life Magazine, 24 January 1969, from the 'Letters to the Editor' section, several letters related to Picasso and to his painting 'Guernica', 1p.
'Picasso on Picasso', 1966, Frank Scarlett correspondence:
/33. 1 x ts. document with ms. additions, n.d., entitled ' Picasso on Picasso' the document quotes a section from Giovanni Papini's book, 'Il Libro Nero', ms. inscription above title reads 'The Apotheosis of the Phoney', 1p.
/34. 1 x ts. letter and attached document, 18 November 1971, from Frank Scarlett, to Roland Penrose, 2p.
/35. 1 x ts. letter, 2 December 1971, from Roland Penrose, to Frank Scarlett, 1p.
Picasso, statements on art, 'Extracts from a conversation with Picasso reported in the 'Cahiers d'Art':
/36. 1 x ts. document, n.d., document entitled 'Extracts from a conversation with Picasso reported in the 'Cahiers d'Art', 2p. |