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An Artist in Her Own Right: Françoise Gilot Turns 99

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November 24, 2020

An Artist in Her Own Right: Françoise Gilot Turns 99

Artist Françoise Gilot has quite possibly seen it all. She was kept as a teenage hostage under city arrest during the Nazi occupation of Paris, studied dance with a protégée of Isadora Duncan, and took morning walks with Gertrude Stein—all before the age of 25. Now, on November 26 of another turbulent year, Gilot will celebrate her 99th birthday.

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