Sunday, January 13, 2013

Did you do that?

While living in Paris during World War II, Picasso suffered harassment from the Gestapo. One officer asked him, upon seeing a photo of Guernica in his apartment, "Did you do that?" Picasso responded, "No, you did."

4 comments:

  1. At least he lived to tell the story unlike a lot of others under their rule in FRANCE.

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  2. At least he lived to tell the story unlike a lot of others under their rule in FRANCE.

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  3. An anecdote that all politicians should be reminded of?

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  4. Don't you wish, with all your advantage and privilege, you had just a fraction of his courage, James?

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