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'''''The Four Little Chinese Girls''''' (''Les Quatre Petites Chinese Filles'') is play written in French by the painter [[Pablo Picasso]]. It is the second of two full-length plays written by Picasso, the first being ''[[Desire Caught by the Tail]]''. Written between November 24, 1947, and August 13, 1948,<ref>Léal, Brigitte; Christine Piot; Pablo Picasso; Marie-Laure Bernadac (2009). ''Picasso: the monograph, 1881-1973''. Ediciones Polígrafa, 2009. ISBN 84-343-1091-0. p. 497.</ref> it was published in 1949. In 1952 Picasso wrote a second version of the play using the same title.<ref>Picasso, P., Rubin, W. S., & Fluegel, J. (1980). Pablo Picasso, a retrospective. New York: Museum of Modern Art. ISBN 0-87070-528-8. P. 384.</ref>
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'''''The Four Little Girls''''' (''Les Quatre Petites Filles'') is a play written in French by the painter [[Pablo Picasso]]. It is the second of two full-length plays written by Picasso, the first being ''[[Desire Caught by the Tail]]''. Written between November 24, 1947, and August 13, 1948,<ref>Léal, Brigitte; Christine Piot; Pablo Picasso; Marie-Laure Bernadac (2009). ''Picasso: the monograph, 1881-1973''. Ediciones Polígrafa, 2009. {{ISBN|84-343-1091-0}}. p. 497.</ref> it was published in 1949. In 1952 Picasso wrote a second version of the play using the same title.<ref>Picasso, P., Rubin, W. S., & Fluegel, J. (1980). Pablo Picasso, a retrospective. New York: Museum of Modern Art. {{ISBN|0-87070-528-8}}. P. 384.</ref>


Both versions use a [[stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] narrative style, and many critics believe that Picasso never meant for the play to be staged, only read.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=FOUR%20LITTLE%20GIRLS,%20THE%20(PLAY)&pdate=20011017&byline=By%20ANITA%20GATES&id=1077011432440 |last=Gates |first=Anita |title=From Picasso, Playwright: Hues of Innocence and War |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 17, 2001}}</ref>
Both versions use a [[stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] narrative style, and many critics believe that Picasso never meant for the play to be staged, only read.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=FOUR%20LITTLE%20GIRLS,%20THE%20(PLAY)&pdate=20011017&byline=By%20ANITA%20GATES&id=1077011432440 |last=Gates |first=Anita |title=From Picasso, Playwright: Hues of Innocence and War |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 17, 2001}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:45, 14 May 2018

This article is about the Picasso play. For the Spike Lee film, see 4 Little Girls.

The Four Little Girls (Les Quatre Petites Filles) is a play written in French by the painter Pablo Picasso. It is the second of two full-length plays written by Picasso, the first being Desire Caught by the Tail. Written between November 24, 1947, and August 13, 1948,[1] it was published in 1949. In 1952 Picasso wrote a second version of the play using the same title.[2]

Both versions use a stream of consciousness narrative style, and many critics believe that Picasso never meant for the play to be staged, only read.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Léal, Brigitte; Christine Piot; Pablo Picasso; Marie-Laure Bernadac (2009). Picasso: the monograph, 1881-1973. Ediciones Polígrafa, 2009. ISBN 84-343-1091-0. p. 497.
  2. ^ Picasso, P., Rubin, W. S., & Fluegel, J. (1980). Pablo Picasso, a retrospective. New York: Museum of Modern Art. ISBN 0-87070-528-8. P. 384.
  3. ^ Gates, Anita (October 17, 2001). "From Picasso, Playwright: Hues of Innocence and War". The New York Times.


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