Art: 30 Shows

Enough canvas to spread a new top over John Ringling's three-ring circus was on view in Manhattan's art galleries last week. In the busiest week the U. S. art world has seen in many years, 30 separate exhibitions opened. Many of them were worth the attention of any U. S. citizen. Among the best:

Picasso. While the appearance of a full-size study for Henri Matisse's greatest mural made headlines last week (see above), his greatest rival in the field of modern art, Pablo Picasso, was honored by three shows at once. When both...

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