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[edit] Redirectsomeone needs to redirect "Pablo Diego José Francisco de Picasso" to this page- his whole name —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.230.148 (talk) 01:12, 14 June 2008 (UTC) [edit] SurnamePicasso was his mother's maiden name; his father's surname was Ruiz. Presumably Pablo's legal surname remained Ruiz, unless he changed it formally. We need to explain why he chose to use his mother's surname for his artistic works, when this happened, and what implications it had for the surnames of his children. JackofOz 03:37, 12 October 2006 (UTC) "Picasso was his mother's maiden name" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Picasso wasn't his mother's maiden name for a simple reason, Women don't have maiden name in spain because they don't lose their family with the marriage. In spain we have a name( or two) and two surnames, the first surname comes from the father, and the second one comes from the mother, and this naming system is equal for men and women. Picasso's parents were José Ruiz Blasco and María Picasso Lopez, then his name is Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Arrrrrrggggghhh! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.113.105 (talk) 09:31, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Picasso's name was indeed Pablo Ruiz Picasso. He's often cited like that. The reason he is known as Picasso is probably (though I'm only inferring this, I can't back it up) because Picasso is a much more resonant name than Ruiz, which is fairly common in Spain. The second comment in this section is right: in Spain we have two surnames: one comes from the father (usually the first one, although they can be swapped), the other from the mother. So Ruiz and Picasso were both legal surnames for him. In Spanish forms, it always says apellidos (surnames), not apellido (surname).--Juanmejgom 00:03, 17 August 2007 (UTC) AFAIK, it's not strictly true that Spaniards "have two surnames". I am not at all an expert, but I've known plenty of Latin's with "two surnames" and the father's name gets more prominence and is often the only one used, and a daughter passes on the father's name, not her mother's, so there is not the gender equality that one might assume from hearing about the practice without the accompanying detail. Of course this is encyclopedically irrelevant, but the amusingly lengthy full name of this great artist recalls Monty Python's "Election Night Special."Yamahasixstring (talk) 09:03, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cultural depictions of Pablo PicassoI've started an approach that may apply to Wikipedia's Core Biography articles: creating a branching list page based on in popular culture information. I started that last year while I raised Joan of Arc to featured article when I created Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc, which has become a featured list. Recently I also created Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great out of material that had been deleted from the biography article. Since cultural references sometimes get deleted without discussion, I'd like to suggest this as a model for the editors here. Regards, Durova 15:24, 17 October 2006 (UTC) [edit] Picasso's workPlease save these images by putting them in good use. These images can be included in the List of Picasso artworks articles under the fair use license. However, someone needs to match the original title of the artworks in the lists with the translated title used here.
Actually, that's not entirely true. In order for these pictures to be kept, there needs to be critical commentary/discussion about the artworks themselves, as per the {{Art}} fair use tag. howcheng {chat} 19:08, 7 November 2006 (UTC) [edit] Revision proposedThis article contains very little description of Picasso's art. As a first step toward fixing this I propose a reorganization: the "Career" section, perhaps renamed "Biography", will lead, and the life story will be followed by a section ("Works") with fuller description of his work, followed by the links to decade-by-decade lists. Among other things, this should make the article easier for future contributors to expand--right now, it's difficult to plug information about his work into the text without disrupting the flow. Are there any objections or suggestions? Ewulp 00:09, 12 November 2006 (UTC) Let me second this, and give a hint as to the direction it might take, too. I came to this page looking for at least a hint as to why Picasso is so important to the art world. I don't find the few photos of his works to be particularly compelling, and the text doesn't give much of a hint. It mentions he (co-)invented cubism, but so what? As an incorrigible art philistine, my reaction is, "BFD... My nephew did something about like Le guitariste when he was eight." 69.140.81.177 05:47, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] English Translations of WorkI think it would be a great idea to have the English translations of his work side-by-side with the original names. Thanks!--Knulclunk 18:52, 12 November 2006 (UTC) [edit] Picasso: Just a Painter and Sculptor?I think Picasso should be described as an 'Artist', rather than 'painter and sculptor', because his creative scope seemed very wide, and he practiced pottery, printmaking and designing, even did stage designing for his friends (Jean Cocteau, for example), which are held highly in the histories of the respective fields. It wasn't just like Bob Dylan doing a painting exhibition, you see. He actually has a place in the history of stage design with his cubistic division of space bringing an entirely different language into it. All this just to request a revision of the intro. Thanks...--Objecthood 07:04, 10 January 2007 (UTC) [edit] Picasso's Full Name...I think there's been some confusion over Picasso's full name...it's, as far as I knew, not "Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispín Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso" but "Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cripiniano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso" - that is, instead of '...Crispin Crispiano...', it should be '...Cipriano...' Please cross-check and verify before finalizing. Thanks.--59.93.240.131 07:26, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Improving article status/Peer ReviewThis article appears to be at or near Good article status. Does anyone know if this article has recently (or ever) been through a Peer review process, with an eye towards making it a Good article or a Featured article? Would any of the editors contributing to this article be interested in assisting in the Peer review, and nomination for Good article process? EspanaViva 07:10, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Semi-ProtectedIs it possible we can make this article Semi-Protected? It seems to be the subject of quite a lot of Vandalism (especially recently). Sarm 06:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Monty Python appearance?At the bottom of the article it says that Picasso was on Monty Python's Flying Circus once. I know there are mentionings of Picasso in the muses of Monty Python, but he didn't actually appear on an episode did he? There are no sources supporting this and I haven't seen all of the Monty Python episodes, so this is why I am asking. --81.157.138.199 23:22, 11 April 2007 (UTC) [edit] Gypsy AncestryThis reliable source states Picasso as having Gypsy ancestry, you cant argue with a reliable source http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-229005 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.187.154.33 (talk) 14:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC). This is a sufficient source [edit] pacifism?unless sufficient sources can be found that have picasso self-identify as a pacifist, i think it's hardly an appropriate term to use. just because one doesn't fight in national wars doesn't make one a pacifist - somebody who is morally against the use of violence for any reason.--74.97.142.249 18:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC) [edit] Modern Lovers songAlthough this info is accurate, starting an edit war is not the way to proceed. Discuss such information on the talk page first. Freshacconci 15:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
You either permit some pop cultural references to Picasso or none at all. It isn't right to use culture snobbery to draw the line.
If the Modern Lovers (a highly influential band, by the way) song cannot be cross-referenced because it is pop culture and somehow allegedly degrades the article, I think all references to pop culture should be removed, even those masquerading as "Legacy." A film about Picasso is equivalent to a song or book about him. If including references to tribute/homage songs by bands that did not enjoy commercial success is improper, then references to relatively unknown films should be out of bounds as well. Anything else exhibits editorial bias. The prices of his paintings at auction should be renamed "Trivia." That is not his legacy. The Legacy section should discuss his influence on other artists. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Char boy (talk • contribs).
[edit] Last wordsThe current ref digital-karma.org seems to have material submitted by users, so not quite up to par. I lent the book I need, though I vaguely recall it's not 100% certain what his last words were. On a quick search, the Daily Telegraph may be more acceptable. It gives "Drink to me."[1] Tyrenius 22:37, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] The midwife storyI have removed these lines: "He was believed to be a stillborn baby. However his uncle, Salvador Quiz Blasco a well known doctor, revived the baby by blowing cigar smoke into lifeless Pablo's lungs [2]." The cited source, Penrose (1981), only partly supports this. He writes: "The birth had been made all the more dramatic by a misjudgement, nearly fatal, on the part of the midwife. the child appeared to her to be stillborn and she abandoned it on the table, so as to give all her attention to the mother. It was due only to the fortunate presence of mind of Don Salvador, one of his uncles and a qualified doctor, that the infant was saved from asphyxia before life had begun. This story, often told to him during childhood, of how death was so forcefully present at birth, lurked in Picasso's imagination throughout life." ( p.10) That's all; it's close but no cigar (ouch). While Stassinopoulos-Huffington (1988, p.15) relates the episode, including the cigar smoke, with no caveats, other biographers have expressed some reservations. Richardson (1991, vol 1, p. 25) tells it this way:
Richardson keeps this anecdote in perspective by noting that it was a story Picasso told, based upon family lore, and by demonstrating that Picasso was an unreliable witness as to the details of his birth. Mailer's Picasso bio (1995, p. 3) repeats the story in full but follows it with a disclaimer: "Since such family accounts are open to exaggeration, Don Salvador may not actually have shocked the newborn into life. All the same, the story is agreeable." Olivier W. Picasso, in Picasso: The Real Family Story (2004), does not mention anything of the midwife/Don salvador drama, nor does Daix (1993). For the purposes of this article, this tale has little value except perhaps to illustrate the kind of stories Picasso told about himself, or the stories his family told him. We don't ordinarily expect an encyclopedia biography to specify that the subject was delivered by Caesarean section, was a quiet baby or cried a lot, etc. Ewulp 03:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC) em portugues [edit] Theft.A Picasso was stolen on December 20th in São Paulo Museum of Art. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.152.34.16 (talk) 10:58, 21 December 2007 (UTC) [edit] Picasso-Man Who Lost WednesdayThe Man Who Lost Wednesday is a seminal piece by Picasso! Please do not take it down, as it is essential to understanding his oeuvre! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Futureman1199 (talk • contribs) 00:50, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
WP:NOR. Tyrenius (talk) 22:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Recent editsWikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Names says the full name should be in the lead: it's been moved to the start of the main article. Also articles should have infoboxes. Tyrenius (talk) 14:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm very pleased that Modernist has deemed your contributions "excellent". Everyone contributes what they can to the article. It's team work and gnoming has its place in that as well. If it doesn't interest you, leave it to others. Regarding the name, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Names says, "While the article title should generally be the name by which the subject is most commonly known, the subject's full name should be given in the lead paragraph, if known. Many cultures have a tradition of not using the full name of a person in everyday reference, but the article should start with the complete version." An example give is of François Mitterrand, namely: François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand. Regarding infoboxes, see the widespread use in Category:People infobox templates. I've not been that keen on them for a long time. Recently I tried some out, and it made sense to me. It means an article contains three levels of information:
Thus readers have a good choice, depending on exactly how much information they need. The infobox saves them having to dig out the bare bones from a weighty text, if that's all they want. It also provides a good starting point for then reading the main text, as they have at least a broad idea of what's going on. However, I noted your remark that "most of wikipedia's best writers dislike them in biographies". This may well be true, but the best writers are still part (albeit an extremely valuable part) of the process of article creation towards a featured article, which is the standard for the best work. I checked out the last 4 biogs to make the main page. They are, starting with most recent (and with date they became a FA): Ronald Reagan (25 Aug 2007), Archimedes (23 Oct 2007), Daniel Boone (Sept 2006), Jack Sheppard (10 Feb 2007). The first three have infoboxes, but the last doesn't (note though that it was promoted to FA a year ago). I checked out the most recent bio articles to be promoted to FA, and they do all have infoboxes: Giovanni Villani, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Pauline Fowler, Eardwulf of Northumbria. My observation is that there is a growing expectation that infoboxes are a standard part of an article and should be included (when the article reaches a reasonable size, that is). As regards Picasso and Cubism in the field "movement", I have to disagree. If you are to find a key identifier for him, this is undoubtedly the one, and is very useful for someone who wants a starting point, and perhaps doesn't even know that Picasso wasn't one of the Impressionist, for example (true example). I can't see that any of this should be problematic for your continuing to add excellent content to the main article. Tyrenius (talk) 04:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] IntroThe introduction seems to cover the contents. The article is long, detailed, hampered by not enough available images...Add to the lead if you can. Everything can certainly be improved, if you add a paragraph keep in mind there has been some adjustment in light of the lack of images...Modernist (talk) 00:21, 8 April 2008 (UTC) [[Quem vai querer a minha Piri]]kita —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.56.255.2 (talk) 10:41, 8 October 2008 (UTC) [edit] diphtheria is spelt wrongthe article wrongly says diptheria. i can't fix it cuz the page is locked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.110.168 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Les Demoiselles d'AvignonThe article for the actual painting correctly states that it is merely believed that LDdA is based on African artifacts, and that Picasso denied it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.91.214.60 (talk) 14:00, 13 May 2008 (UTC) [edit] Link to (english) official websiteThe link is broken. It should be http://www.picasso.fr/us/picasso_page_index.php. Please correct it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.124.208.90 (talk) 01:47, 27 July 2008 (UTC) [edit] Femme Au Beret RougeDoes anyone have any information at all about the painting Picasso painted, named "Femme Au Beret Rouge"? Thankyou. Lil.chocoholic.62 (talk) 08:54, 22 September 2008 (UTC) [edit] HandednessLooking for a little expert input over on the Left-handedness article. I am certain that it is frequently repeated myth that Picasso was left handed, but am finding it hard to source a definite statement on it. There are dozens of mentions of the "fact" online, but nowhere authoritative that I can find saying one way or the other. Even a few indicative photos would help. Could anyone here point me in the right direction? Thanks. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 23:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC) Página espejo de la WikipediaDirectorio de Enlaces Directorio dmoz Directorio espejo dmoz Pedro Bernardo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||