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Biography of Paloma PicassoName: Paloma PicassoBirth Date: April 19, 1949 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Paris, France Nationality: French Gender: Female Occupations: fashion designer Paloma Picasso As the daughter of one of the twentieth century's most influential artists, Paloma Picasso (born 1949) hesitated to enter the world of design. She did not want to be compared to her father, nor did she relish the unavoidable notoriety his name would provide. Once she began to show the jewelry she created for Zolotas of Greece in 1971, however, critics were genuinely impressed.The success of the pieces Picasso produced for Tiffany & Company encouraged Picasso to design and market items ranging from fashion accessories to china. These items, including eyewear, cosmetics, and leather goods, may be identified by their bold shapes and brilliant colors, and are sold and appreciated throughout the world. Picasso's face is just as easily recognized. Posing in glossy magazine advertisements with her perfume, Paloma Picasso, the designer is, according to Hispanic, "her own best model." While Pablo Picasso transformed aesthetic standards in the fine arts, his …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Raitt(1949-) American singerStevie Wonder (1950-) American r&b musicianSelected world events:1949:Siam renamed herself Thailand1958: Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's1965: Miniskirt introduced in London by Mary Quant1970: Concorde supersonic jet exceeded twice the speed of sound1973: Pablo Picasso died at Mongins, France1984: Japan moved to end government ownership of telephone service1995: Turkish security forces invaded northern Iraq for the second time to attack Kurdish rebel bases Further Reading periodicalsHarper's Bazaar, December 1989, pp. 144-50; January 1991, pp. 123-26.Hispanic, October 1988, p. 36; December 1988, pp. 28-33; May 1991, pp. 20-26.House and Garden, November 1990, pp. 236-76.House Beautiful, February 1989, pp. 103-104.Mirabella, November 1990; December 1990.booksNewsmakers, Volume 1, Detroit, Gale Research, 1991, pp. 89-92.periodicalsNewsweek, October 20, 1980, p. 69.New York Post, March 26, 1984.New York Times, March 11, 1976; June 9, 1980, p. B16; April 22, 1990, p. S38.New York Times Magazine, April 22, 1990, p. 38.Vogue, April 1981, pp. 229-31; December 1985, pp. 318-31; January 1990, pp. 190-97.Working Woman, October 1990, pp. 140-45.additional informationAdditional information for this profile was provided by a Lopez-Cambil Ltd. biography of Paloma Picasso, 1995. |