Pablo Picasso
Dates and Places
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain. He died April 8, 1973 near Mougins, Spain.
Accomplishments
He is famous because he was an artist.
Young Life and Family
Picasso's father was an art teacher. Picasso started painting at an early age. By age 12 his art was being shown at galleries. At age fifteen he went to Barcelona's School of Fine Arts.
Adult Life
Picasso started winning many awards for his paintings as a young adult. He moved to Paris, France when he was about 20 years old. Besides painting, Picasso would make drawings, write poems, and create sculptures. He created a new type of painting style called cubism when he was 26. Picasso died at age 92 in 1973.		Example of Cubism
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Bibliography:
Jacob Ellis, "Biography of Picasso," http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/1035/biog.html, 3-9-02. Pablo Picasso, http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Artfolder/Pablo.html, 3-09-2002. Picasso, http://home.xnet.com/~stanko/bio.htm, 3-10-2002. Biographies Aquila's Home Page Revised: 3-10-2002. For information, contact John Dyer, Media Specialist, Aquila Primary Center. Copyright © 2001 John H. Dyer. Any use or redistribution of this information without permission is prohibited.