BUST OF SULVETTE
PABLO PICASSO

GIFT OF MR. & MRS. ALLAN D. EMIL
TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1968

EXECUTED BY CARL NESJAR

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In this picture you can see another sign with more details about the sculpture:
BUST OF SYLVETTE
DESIGNED BY PABLO PICASSO,
FABRICATED BY CARL NESJAR, 1968

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW:
* This sculpture was commissioned by New York university in 1967 and fabricated by Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar in collaboration with Pablo Picasso.

* The design is based on a two-foot-high folded metal sculpture that was part of Picasso’s extensive series of portraits of Sylvette David, a young Frenchwomen he met in 1953 in the south of France.

* Nesjar employed the betograve technique of sandblasting concrete to create the different textures of the 36-foot-tall 60-ton sculpture

* Part of the New York University Art Collection, the sculpture was funded by Mr. and Mrs Alan D. Emil: "Picasso is one of the most important artists of our time and should have a major example of his work in this medium. I can’t think of a better location for it than New York University, where it can serve education, art, and the public at large."

PLEASE TREAT THIS SCULPTURE WITH RESPECT AND CARE - IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR BALL PLAYING AND GAMES.
NO DOGS ALLOWED
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