毕加索和我(Picasso And Me)

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thisisthe50thanniversaryofthedayicrossedpathswithpablopicasso.itcameaboutinastrangeway.ihadwrittenacolumnshowinghowabsurdsomeofmymailhadbee.

oneletterwasfromphiladelphia.itwaswrittenbyatempleuniversitystudentnamedharveybrodsky.harveysaidhewasinlovewithagirlnamedgloriasegall,andhehopedtomarryhersomeday.sheclaimedtobethegreatestlivingfanofpicasso.thecouplewenttoapicassoexhibitand,toimpressher,harveytoldgloriathathecouldprobablygettheartist'sautograph.

harvey'slettercontinued,"sincethatincident,gloriaandihavestoppedseeingeachother.ididastupidthingandshethrewmeoutandtoldmesheneverwantedtoseemeagain.

"i'mwritingtoyoubecausei'mnotgivingupongloria.couldyougetpicasso'sautographforme?ifyoucould,ihaveafeelinggloriaandicouldgetbacktogether.thefuturesoftwoyoungpeopledependonit.iknowsheismiserablewithoutmeandiwithouther.everythingdependsonyou."

attheendoftheletter,hesaid,"i,harveybrodsky,dosolemnlyswearthatanyitemreceivedbymefromartbuchwald(namely,pablopicasso'sautograph)willneverbesoldiventoanyoneexceptmissgloriasegall."

iprintedtheletterinmycolumntoshowhowridiculousmymailwas.whenitappeared,davidduncan,aphotographer,waswithpicassoincannesandduncantranslateditforpicasso.

picassowasverymoved,andhetookouthiscrayonsanddrewabeautifulcolorsketchfloriasegallandsignedit.

duncancalledandtoldmethegoodnews.

isaid,"theheckwithgloriasegall,whataboutme?"

davidexplainedthistopicassoandincrayonshedrewapictureofthetwoofustogether,holdingaglassofwine,andwroteonthetop,"pourartbuchwald."

bythistime,theassociatedpresshadpickedupthestoryandfollowedthroughonthedeliveryofthepicturetogloriasegall.whenitarrivedspecialdeliveryinphiladelphia,gloriatookonelookandsaid,"harveyandiwillalwaysbegoodfriends."

ifyou'rewonderinghowthestoryends,harveymarriedsomebodyelse,andsodidgloria.thepicassohangsingloria'slivingroom.

itwasastorythatcaughttheimaginationofpeopleallovertheworld.ireceivedlotsoflettersafterthecolumnwaspublished.myfavoritecamefromanartdealerinnewyork,whowrote:

"icanfindyouasmanyunhappycouplesinnewyorkcityasyoucangetpicassosketches.twogirlsiknowareonthevergeofsuicideiftheydon'thearfrompicasso,andiknowseveralcouplesingreenwichvillagewhoareintheinitialstagesofdivorce.pleasewiremehowmanyyouneed.webothstandtomakeafortune."

anotherletter,frombudgrossmaninlondon,said,"mywifethreatenstoleavemeunlessicangetherkhrushchev'sautograph.shewouldlikeitsignedonarussiansablecoat."