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Picasso the wizo-lover

April 8, 2010 10:03
090410 WIZO envelope Picasso archive

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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

On first glance, this doodle of a menorah may seem of little significance but its creator was none other than Pablo Picasso.

In early 1958, he received a letter written on behalf of Wizo and he drew the menorah on the envelope to show his intention to help the organisation, according to Linda Morris, curator at Tate Liverpool - whose new exhibition, Picasso: Peace and Freedom, opens next month.

The artist gave not only money to Wizo but a painting to be sold at its Cannes conference in 1964.

His papers include a certificate sent in gratitude by Wizo and signed by its president, Rebecca Sieff.

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