Claude Picasso
| Claude Picasso | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 May 1947 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Nationality | French, Spanish |
| Known for | Cinematographer, photographer, movie director, visual artist, graphic designer, businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Lavner (m. 1969; div. 1972) |
Claude Ruiz Picasso (born 15 May 1947) is a photographer, cinematographer, movie director, visual artist, graphic designer, and businessman born 15 August 1947, in Boulogne-Billancourt next to Paris in France.
Biography
Claude is the son of Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso[1] and the older brother of Paloma Picasso. In 1968 he met and married Sara Lavner (Schultz), a young woman from Brooklyn. Sara and Claude married in 1969 and divorced in 1972.[2] He was a photographer in New York City when his father died. At the time, he had experienced a period of estrangement from his father due to his mother's memoir Life with Picasso. His father's legacy nevertheless proved important to him and he established the "Picasso Administration."[3]
Claude lived in New York between 1967 and 1974. He was Richard Avedon photographic assistant for almost a year, studied cinema and mise en scène at the Actors Studio. He also worked as a photo journalist for Time-Life, Vogue and Saturday Review.[4]
Awards
Claude Picasso has been decorated with the Legion d'Honneur in 2011 for his personal work as photographer, cinematographer, and visual artist, as well as his efforts to administer his father's heritage.
References
- ↑ Picasso Museum to Reopen at Last, With New Leader by DOREEN CARVAJAL in the September 3, 2014 "The New York Times"
- ↑ Lavner, Sara (2014). The Glitter Factory: The Making and Unmaking of Sara Picasso (A Memoir). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 27–95. ISBN 978-1499379457.
- ↑ The Family Concern of Claude Picasso in "The Australian"
- ↑ Speech of Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture, 2011