picasso's creative energy

  • 71Alberti, Rafael — b. 1902, El Puerto de Santa María (Cadiz)    Writer    When he returned to Spain in April 1977 at the age of seventy four, Rafael Alberti had spent over half of his life in exile. With a vigour that belies his age, he has seemed determined to… …

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  • 72Torrente Ballester, Gonzalo — b. 1910, El Ferrol    Writer    Teacher, newspaper columnist, critic and novelist, Torrente came to maturity under the influence of Ortega y Gasset, Unamuno, R.Gómez de la Serna and Picasso at the height of literary and artistic experimentation… …

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