ESSAY ON: Gertrude Stein and the Controversy of the African Mask

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This research paper: The beginning of art critic discussions concerning Pablo Picasso’s Cubism is attributed to Leo Steinberg’s 1972 essay, The Philosophical Brothel, according to Lisa Florman, and the significance of the his paintings subsequent to Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been argued ever since. Arguments range from whether the Picasso’s cubism opened the door to a new sexuality as Steinberg proposed, or whether Picasso took his artistic inspiration from African Art. The answer is that he did both, but Les Demoiselles is his first cubist piece, while his portrait of Gertrude Stein is his first painting utilizing the African mask. 4 works cited. jvPStein.rtf


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