A Letter From The Publisher, may 27, 1957

WHEN TIME Correspondent Fred Klein stopped by last month at Picasso's villa in Cannes, the artist's first question was whether Klein had seen the latest Picasso show in Paris. Klein replied that he had, produced the catalogue to prove it. Delighted, Picasso grabbed some colored crayons, whipped off a quick sketch on the catalogue's cover showing a faun with red eyes, blue nose and green beard, then signed it as a souvenir of the visit (see cut). For the firsthand account that Klein brought back with him of Picasso's life today, plus an evaluation of Picasso's most comprehensive U.S. show thus...

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