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 : Jean Cocteau, poet, artist, (1889-1963), Paris


Jean Cocteau, poet, artist, (1889-1963), Paris

Jean Cocteau, poet, artist, (1889-1963), Paris - Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, writer, director artist. He was one of the important avant-garde artists of the 20th century. The image shows Cocteau outside the Paris venue where he was inducted as a member of the prestigious Academie Francaise. He is shown with long-time friend French actor and director Jean Marais

Picture No
14166030
Media ID
48657494
Size
6857px x 4596px (8.6MB)
Credit
© The John Sadovy Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by John Sadovy (1925-2010)
Date
1955

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