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Picasso photos coming to Missouri

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(AP) — The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has received 161 photos from acclaimed photographer David Douglas Duncan, including 159 of artist

Gjon Mili, American (b. Albania, 1904–1984). David Douglas Duncan with Pablo Picasso, 1960. Inkjet print (printed 2013), 20 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches. Gift of David Douglas Duncan.
Gjon Mili, American (b. Albania, 1904–1984). David Douglas Duncan with Pablo Picasso, 1960. Inkjet print (printed 2013), 20 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches. Gift of David Douglas Duncan.  (photo courtesy Nelson-Atkins Museum

Pablo Picasso.

Duncan, a Kansas City native who is now 97, has lived in France since the 1950s. He met Picasso in 1956 and was a frequent guest in the artist’s home. The first book of those pictures was published in 1958.

Duncan also documented the Korean and Vietnam wars and many other historic events of the 20th century.

The museum announced Wednesday in a news release that some of the photos will be on display in the Bloch Building lobby of the gallery from Oct. 25 to Jan. 26.

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