Many of the women profiled here do not have photographs that are in the Public Domain. Likewise, most of his artistic works created after 1924 have also not entered the Public Domain. As ever, we respect copyright, so please excuse us where we do not have a photograph of the subject.

@TensileStrength

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize photos for you videos could be so difficult to find.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

4 жыл бұрын

TensileStrength absolutely. For many episodes, collecting media is more difficult than writing the script. As a general rule, anything published before 1924 or taken by a US government employee as part of their job is in the Public Domain. Outside those rules, rights can be difficult. Newspapers, understandably, protect photos taken by their employees. People who own the rights to a Picasso, understandably, move to protect the image to preserve its value. Where we can, we directly request rights, but our production schedule doesn’t allow for a lot of time for that discussion. I understand that some content producers on KZread are less scrupulous, assuming rights holders won’t act. But I want people to respect my content rights, and so work hard to respect the rights of others. In this case, Picasso’s muses were mostly not public figures. Their photos are either theirs or were taken for interviews published recently enough that they are still under copyright. Note, though, that the fact that I could not use an image in a monetized video does not prevent viewers from doing a web search and viewing images online.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Uncle Boss I am honestly unsure why this episode is particularly unfit for the day. We do not always post new episodes based on the day involved, although sometimes we do. This is history. These women deserve to be remembered, as does the life of a very famous person.

@Silverado138

4 жыл бұрын

@@uncleboss4421 I don't think MLK will ever be forgotten unlike the women in this video that it was about 🤷🏻‍♂️ but to be technical Martin Luther King's birthday was the 15th

@Pygar2

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel is also history that deseves to be remembered... not for nothing did Tom Lehrer write a song about her!

By the way i got my 89 year old dad hooked on watching you channel. He fought in ww2 in the Guam and other islands. He was a SeaBee. If you could do a few bits about them that would be so cool.

@ronfullerton3162

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Hazel Hopefully you r father has made it to the seabee museum at Port Hueneme, California. I have a son in law there, and visited the museum while visiting he and his family last spring. Very wonderful museum to honor great men.

@garywiseman5080

4 жыл бұрын

The Seabee’s were very famous during and after the war, and were the subject of at least one Hollywood movie. My Grandfather was one. They are certainly becoming forgotten history now.

@ronfullerton3162

4 жыл бұрын

@@garywiseman5080 The Navy is still "building" Seabees! And their abilities keep getting to be a longer list as the military needs more and more done. My trip out to Port Hueneme was eye opening. Their museum there was well worth visiting. I spent all afternoon the day I was there, and rushed to finish before the museum's closing time. Time we'll spent.

@TranscendianIntendor

4 жыл бұрын

@@ronfullerton3162 I read a book about the Seabees that was an excellent story of American patriots who volunteered with knowledge that the younger guys just wouldn't have the skills to do what was obviously necessary if we of the US were to win. They definitely were a brave and eccentric bunch. I say that Great leaders turn to their engineers to solve their most pressing problems. Seabees and the book about engineers working for Churchill "Secret Weapons of WWII" are two of my history favorites. Another favorite is "How to Lose a Battle, France 1940" by Hawke.

@ronfullerton3162

4 жыл бұрын

@@TranscendianIntendor You would probably love the Seabee museum then. It is a mix of individual stories, Seabee stories, and information of all kinds though out Seabee history. One good individual story was that the Seabees and their equipment came on shore behind the first wave at one of the Pacific islands during World War 2. This was because that island was being invaded only to build an airfield to advance the air coverage further west. The Seabees started building the airfield under fire, but there was one Japanese heavy machine gun nest that was really holding things up. A Marine ran over to a Seabee running a caterpillar with a blade and asked if he would give him sort of an armored shield. The answer was yes, the Marine hopped up behind the blade with a 50 caliber machine gun, and the Seabee steered straight for the nest. The two of them neutralized the nest, and the airfield was built. I don't remember the names of the Marine or the Seabee, but they both received high battle recognition. My full afternoon was not long enough to cover all the wonderful stuff to be taken in there. Hope I get back again before my son in law is transferred.

A well informed and kind treatment of a delicate subject that involves some people who are still alive. Picasso was a genius, but also, a nasty bugger of the first rank. Bravo History Guy!

@iga279

3 ай бұрын

i guess he just wasn't your typical bourgeois;

For 10 years a print of Picasso’s “The Dream” has hung in my house. I’ve always appreciated the art, but, until today, I didn’t know it’s history. Thank you History Guy!!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

4 жыл бұрын

The Dream, or Le Rêve, portrays Marie-Thérèse Walter.

As usual, very well done. I love how you buck the trend of modern historians by providing simple, honest narratives without judgement. Cheers, Russ

I am SO happy to find that I am not the only one to dislike his “art”.

@RebeccaCampbell1969

4 жыл бұрын

Because you need to be a fool, a Marxist, a... which is what he was. Cubism isn’t art, much like a medical magnetic resonance scan is... Salvador Dalí was his friend, kind of... read what he said about his fellow Catalan friend And also check Pablo’s early art, real art... the Guggenheim museum in NY, at the permanent wing, has some of this work... not bad at all, shame he didn’t explore feelings, he just went for hate like all ideologues.

@lakrids-pibe

4 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck?! You guys are unironically triggered by 100 year old paintings? What else is too much for you? Jazz music? Bauhaus design? Women wearing trousers and smoking cigarettes? Picasso must have been on to something.

@lakrids-pibe

4 жыл бұрын

@Comment from under the rock. Well, I do, if they babble about marxism and _kulturkampf_

@shawnr771

4 жыл бұрын

@@lakrids-pibe I am not triggered by his work. Just never was a fan of his work. Not my style.

@gamemeister27

4 жыл бұрын

@@RebeccaCampbell1969 How does being a Marxist make you like a certain art style?

I love ur video's so much, I can't get enough of them!

Thanks for the work you put in, and of course copyrights, and privacy prevail. I get so much joy from your productions. Jan

Damn. He must've exuded some sort of appeal to attract all these women and metaphorically bind them to him, but I cannot see it. I wonder what happened to the kid who was sent back to the orphanage. Poor child.

@blindbrick

4 жыл бұрын

Money, fame

@perentee77

4 жыл бұрын

Money, it's like honey to bees for woman.

@stewartritchey7602

4 жыл бұрын

Many women are attracted to the "bad boy" image, tragically thinking "I can change him" and "Love conquers all".

@alainarchambault2331

4 жыл бұрын

@@stewartritchey7602 Exactly why many women remain in abusive relations.

@eliscanfield3913

4 жыл бұрын

@@perentee77 Not all of us; I married a philosophy student. He now works the phones at a government office.

Wow! Thank you! What a truly amazing man Picaso. Truly Iconic. Please more lessons about persons of influence and leadership. Picaso is a hero

After meeting two of his children, I couldn't care less about this prick. Bless you if you have the ability to express genius but not at such an expense to others.

@magnificentfailure2390

4 жыл бұрын

Are his kids really that horrible?

@wearemilesfromnowhere4630

4 жыл бұрын

@@magnificentfailure2390 Not at all. Actually his son was quite soft spoken, almost broody at times. I didn't know who he was at the time as we were sharing stories about our dads. All I knew is that his dad was a painter. Crazy huh? His daughter, was more animated, I did not have a chance to hang with her past a brief hello. This happened in NYC.

@QuantumRift

4 жыл бұрын

So true. I never 'got' the art he produced, nor cared. Even an artist can be a perv and 'prick' as you say.

@MetalMama-Mimi523

4 жыл бұрын

I just commented something similar to what you said. I too do not understand the appeal of this man's artwork especially when learning who this man was as a person. There were a couple of pictures early on in this video where I thought to myself, he looks a little like Hitler, then after watching the entire video I thought to myself that looks weren't the only thing they shared. Terrible person.

Very interesting! Thank you

The cult of personality is a strange thing... Despite the man's misogynistic tendencies... I am grateful for the ability to separate the man from his art.

Thank you for this video, my mother was an artist and I grew up with the impressionists like they were family. You helped me discover some of my history! Thank you again, sir!

Thank you Professor for enlightening us on how the peccadilloes of a mean and nasty bastard are ignored because of a supposed talent.

Should be called Picasso's Many Abuses.

Like always fascinating. Absolutely the best quality clips I have ever watched on you tube in many years.

Thank you THG💛

Thank you History Guy for showing us that so much of history is...

What a great channel this is !

One of your best! Kudoes from Iowa!

Keep it up HG. As a recovering history major, having worked in an art museum during school, the comments generated by this segment were quite interesting.

History that deserves to be remembered, will grant you that. Reminds us that being a "jerk" is not just the province of some males of the Twenty-First Century. Picasso was clearly their predecessor. Never cared for his art before, now will especially be disdainful of it.

1 more Great One from THG. Thanks

In the 1980's I worked in a home which had a rather large Picasso hung on a wall, I was not impressed. Now, seeing how he lived his life, I have little respect for him as a man.

@Paladin1873

4 жыл бұрын

He had the potential to be a great artist, but he squandered his talent. Few of his works impress me because a child with a crayon could have created them. That doesn't stop investors from paying ridiculously obscene prices for them, but their goal is not sensual reward, it is profit on a future sale. The old devil must be laughing in his grave. His victims . . . not so much.

@TomLaios

4 жыл бұрын

Very over rated artist.

Uniquely among the commenters here, apparently, I love Picasso's work. He never rested, always challenging himself to change it up when he could have coasted on his fame. The range of his images, approaches, and media is endlessly creative, startling, opening wonderful new perspectives. This History Guy episode is disappointing; it doesn't focus on his work but on gossip about his amorous relationships.

@gregoryberrycone

4 жыл бұрын

agreed, people need to learn to separate the artist from the art.

@TheElie79

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryberrycone His art literally depicted women he made suffer, you cannot separate the two. Picasso literally said himself his paintings were pages of his lifelong journal. Wake up...

@avakiernan7643

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryberrycone the point of the video isn’t to highlight his art it’s to summarise the artist himself. Basically your comment says “ people shouldn’t be held accountable because of their talent “

Thank you, Professor...

My wife is an accomplished artist, but you would not know it by seeing her or speaking with her. She is beautiful, articulate, and level-headed. She has spent much of her life trying to destroy the stereotype of the avant-garde artist, but it is an uphill battle.

@stewartritchey7602

4 жыл бұрын

Same problem with authors.

@Paladin1873

4 жыл бұрын

@@stewartritchey7602 She's also an author, and yes, you are right about them.

Fantastic survey of an extremely talented, complicated artist

And I thought Vincent van Gogh was messed up for cutting his ear off.

@Paladin1873

4 жыл бұрын

I can think of another appendage some scorned ex-lover would have removed form Picasso if given the opportunity.

@mikewysko2268

4 жыл бұрын

I can forgive Van Gogh as he may of had mental heath issues. As for Picasso he was just another arrogant narcissist.

@haroldcook2146

4 жыл бұрын

Van Gogh could paint ...

@Paladin1873

4 жыл бұрын

@@haroldcook2146 Like a six year old.

@kevinconrad6156

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikewysko2268 As well as neural damage from always sucking on his paint brushes.

He was a true and sincere narcissist

@bjs301

4 жыл бұрын

@mad ass That wasn't recognizing one's own at all. Calling him a narcissist is putting it mildly.

@PigeonHoledByYT

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I believe that's part of what makes him so popular, that he is so polarizing. It's much easier to like something, and to spend money on it, when you know that others will hate it (being jealous that you could so easily spend so much on canvas and paint) and that you can look down on them as uncultured peasants.

@deadfreightwest5956

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he was a even a "stable genius"

@williamdicarlo4109

4 жыл бұрын

Much of his work appears to be mindless note taking and experimentation.

@rotorheadv8

4 жыл бұрын

As are many top artists, actors, performers, politicians...

This was sad. I was not aware of this artist varied background. But thanks for your Thoroughness .

thanks

"Not a very nice fellow" is the most positive thing I can think of to say about him.

Very nice!

I was never a fan of Picasso. But this is proof that he was a true artist, far more than his paintings ever could. The best known artists, always seem to be a bit of a genius, with a touch of insanity, and filled with eccentricities. But sadly, we never think much about the lives of their muses. This is thought provoking, in *_many_* ways.

I like your matching tie and pocket square.

Great episode! I hope to see more like these!

It begs the definition of genius, and what is left out. The Picasso Museum in Barcelona is a must see, if one is in town.

I don't know how I came to be at your channel but I am damn glad I'm here. I love the few videos I have watched so far, and I love your ability in storytelling. It reminds me a bit of Paul Harvey. Thank you for not only being informative but entertaining as well. And while on the video subject of Picasso, although I understand that his ability to create is in his DNA but why do you think he was such a misogynist? I'm sure some will argue that he loved women, but from what I have learned today, they were nothing more than an object to do with what he wished. I never understood the appeal of his artwork and after today, I will never understand the love shown to a man that never seemed to know how to show love in return.

I'm glad that people aren't as mesmerized by the much lauded art of the 20th century anymore. Thankfully distance from the celebrity culture that helped sell the creators of such mundane work, is helping to diminish that artwork's value in the minds of the now undistracted viewer. Even Picasso himself has been quoted as saying that he knew that his celebrity was based in a fiction, but that he was happy to capitalize on the naivety of the wealthy philistines whom bought his work.

Behind closed doors....life happens...wow! Women need never be abused anymore... Who gets away with all that? Why? Thank you for the information. Appreciated.

Morning, Lance. Love your work. How 'bout a series on the uniforms of the U.S. military. (You might start with the Navy. It's the uniform I wore, and I always really like it.) It would be very interesting to learn why certain design features were adopted, and how the uniforms evolved with changes in the demands placed on the forces. Thanks. Say "hi," to Heidi. Have a great day.

Very interesting. Good historical story.

Very good...

Never really like his paintings and now after hearing this don't really care for the man either..

@LordEvan5

4 жыл бұрын

tinkmarshino yeah he seems like a bit of a shit

@lindagreen1105

4 жыл бұрын

A dirty man will do what women allow him to do. I never liked him either.

@bitjockey6265

4 жыл бұрын

Much like my opinion of Frank Lloyd Wright. I had great esteem for him until I visited the FLW Museum in Arizona and saw his work and learned about his "Inner Circle". IMO, an arrogant and over-rated man.

@lindagreen1105

4 жыл бұрын

@@bitjockey6265 Re are of like mind. I do not care for the look of Frank LLoyd Wright either.

@tinkmarshino

4 жыл бұрын

@@bitjockey6265 yeah I never much liked his work either.. I guess I am just an old traditionalist .. Thanks for heads up on old F.L.W... I do not have to read about him now..

Hope you can do a Champions Day (Detroit, 1936) episode some time. Thanks for the great videos!

To quote Elvis, "You ain't 'nothin' but a hound 'dawg'"

I love your take on controversial people in history! Very fair and matter of fact, some actions that are abhorrent today were quite common during their time. I find the balance of righteous indignation and empathetic hindsight fascinating. If you are willing I would love your take on other figures like Gandhi or Mandela! Thanks so much for the show, and the awesome sweater!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel The square Apple 'Finder' logo in blue and grey showing two faces combining to make one is actually based on a Picasso of the same design, but oval instead of square... Steve Jobs was a huge Picasso fan (and famously loved his "good artist borrow, great artists steal' quote), so it makes perfect sense that he had his art department make a Picasso variation as the basis for Mac OS's principal feature.

Never thought to highly of Pablo Picasso or his art.

Speaking as an artist (amature, not professional; I paint and draw only for my own pleasure) I think Picasso was both a highly talented artist and a low life human being. He is not the kind of person I would care to know or with whom I would wish to associate. Still, i think his work was groundbreaking and worthy of admiration. While it may not be politically correct by today's standards, I believe the art should be viewed separate from the artist and his contributions to the advancement of new art forms should be celebrated. Again, the man and the art are two separate things. You can despise the one while still admiring the other.

Picasso was cold blooded. It truly was an eye opener really shows you the dichotomy of man in a nutshell.

Anyone remember that song “Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole”, nope, I’m sure everyone that knew him called him an asshole.

I was wondering about the history of organ music played at baseball games. Who wrote the tunes? Why were they chosen? When did they first play? I enjoy your videos. Thx for the info

Dude sounded like a real pos. EDIT: He was a pos.

Hi History Guy

"...one of the first successful polio vaccines..." This statement caught my attention so I checked Mr. HG's videos for one on the subject, alas no luck. Mr. HG I think a polio forgotten history story would be a good idea. That illness, polio, had a profound effect on my pre-ww II family by forcing them to remain in 1930's Berlin. History that is remembered and should be.

Dalì, his tumultuous career, and shrew wife, Gala would make a great episode

I am spanish and I don’t claim him or his behavior

@samiam619

4 жыл бұрын

Youthman Production Can you explain his full “crazy” name?

4 жыл бұрын

Who gives a f*ck about what Spaniards claim? Many of them worship genocidal and liberticidal imperialists as their fatherland's heroes.

Love your videos, could you make a video on the history of american law enforcement?!

Goddesses and doormats??? Pfft, his hubris is of a Don Juan, but his reality was of an abusive, depressive loner . He preyed upon weak women. Anyone see irony in many of the woman he was with committed suicide.?

4 жыл бұрын

"He preyed upon weak women." Did he perhaps eat them?

@TheChugg11

4 жыл бұрын

Newzchspy I thought he said: ‘novices’. That sentence makes more sense now!

@2degucitas

4 жыл бұрын

Irony? No. Tragedy.

Any chance on a video about the history of the polio vaccine? Or the history of the development of radar?

Sounds like an ass that preyed on weak and vulnerable women. I'm also not impressed by most of his art. But information is always good. Thanks for covering the topic.

@SwampGas703

4 жыл бұрын

they also could have been psycho bitch gold diggers

@dewiz9596

4 жыл бұрын

Likewise. He obviously knew how to draw and paint. . . but “sold out” with his later stuff. “The Emperor’s New Clothes came from Picasso’s Brush”.

@chocolatefrenzieya

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

4 жыл бұрын

_"Sounds like an ass that preyed on weak and vulnerable women."_ - Did he perhaps eat them?

Despite a many in the comments, I’ll admit I do like his art... in as much as I appreciate the technical ability. To compare it to a poem, it’s a bit like a sestina, a comparatively dull experience for the viewer, but a great technical exploration of form.

I have never met a famous artist. But I personally know a woman who grew up in the same neighborhood and was a friend of with Kurt Cobain. After many long conversations with her , I believe that emotional torment and trauma truly effected. Kurt's mental health and his music. Happy people rarely attain artistic genius.

I, for one have never liked cubism nor other works produced by this wrecking ball called a man. I never knew the history that may or may not deserve to be remembered. Nevertheless I appreciate THG for his contribution to the world.

That was awesome! Now how about Gustav Klimt or Alphonse Mucha?

The better part of your talent must be to not be so arrogant about how good you are!

Well, I will never look at Picasso the same way.

He was only 5 foot 3 but girls could not resist his stare, Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole.

I feel awful for the 13-year-old girl. Adopted she probably felt like she had to agree (or be sent back to the orphanage) when Picasso manipulated her into posing naked and then the girl was tossed aside and kicked back to the orphanage anyway.

@2degucitas

4 жыл бұрын

He probably did more than draw and paint her.

With all these women around when did Picasso have time to paint?

@MrWATCHthisWAY

4 жыл бұрын

Ice Queen - he was quick!

@icequeen8531

4 жыл бұрын

John Paul Lafferty He was a dog as well! Picasso was a sex addict! He really fucked everything that moved!

1:01 - Luckly he did not decided to be a lawyer. lol

You should totally do a video about Donald crowhurst

It seems like greatness in almost any field of endeavor comes at an outsized, and often ugly, human cost - sometimes paid by those seeking that greatness, and sometimes by those around them. I'm glad there are people like The History Guy to shine a spotlight on that human wreckage. It deserves to be remembered.

"Piccassole as I called him" : Peter Cook

Not a big fan of Picasso but thoroughly enjoyed this.

Hello. I have been following you for awhile now. Thank you for your channel . I find it interesting and informative. snippets 10 - 15 minutes long, brilliant! you have found the millennials attention span! You ask for suggestions about topics, mine is, I woul dlike to know more about the British/American invasion of Russia post WWI, Great channel and I hope you like my idea, Ron S.

Picasso's genius was his ability to convince the world that the ugly garbage he "created" was art

KZread at its finest!

Though he was only 5 foot 2 girls could not resist his stare. Subsequently Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole.

11:04 His last partner alive, François Gilot, died on 6th june 2023, at 101.

How about a video on the Wounded Knee Massacre?

I know this is unrelated, but considering the current popularity around “The Irishman”, is there any chance that a video will be made focusing on Jimmy Hoffa?! After watching it and then reading up on his life, I think it would be a very interesting life to examine as well as his effects on both the 20th and 21st centuries!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

4 жыл бұрын

David Blanco we considered it back in October before the movie was released. In the end, the topic proved both too expansive and too well-known for our format. We might revisit that at some point. For the short answer, people who have heavily studied the Hoffa story give little credence to the story told in The Irishman.

@robertbeirne9813

4 жыл бұрын

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered The Irishman was just a huge payday for Scorsese, and his pals. Very little of this movie had anything to do with history.

Do an episode on the history of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and why its every kids favorite sandwich. When did it start? Why grape jelly?

What did the painting sell for when it was first sold

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Hazel Less Femmes d’Alger is a fifteen painting series, and originally was sold as the entire set for $212,500.00 in 1956. Inflation adjusted that is just short of two million in 2019 dollars. Version O was the last of the series, and was first sold individually in 1997 for $31.9 million. It sold again in 2013 for $179.4 million.

I would like to see a story on the tv show “Emergency “. It had a tremendous impact on the growth of EMTs in the country. Also if you want a Seabee hard hat used in Iraq drop me a line.

That Picasso guy sounds exactly like me, except I can only paint with a roller.

I only thought his art was shit, now I know he was also

great fucking content my dude. you earned a sub

If a woman throws herself at your feet do not treat her like a doormat. Pick her up and show her that she is a Goddess.

I love all the people in the comments talking about how Picasso's work evoked emotions of disgust, hate, confusion, and apathy; but it isn't "art".

An episode, please, on Nicola Tesla. And why it took a car brand name to bring his memory (barely) into the public’s awareness. Why is his memory so tenuous?

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The variables of types of Abuse: Child, Adult, Sexual, Physical, Emotional, Spiritual are all important, yet the feed of energy, aka "Narcissist Supply" seem to all funnel down through the 1 variable most serious and key subject to overcoming for the Victim/Patient is Emotional Abuse, as it is the force that can linger indefinitely and must be understood by the Therapist and Patient to successful freeing of the "Victim Status" This is where indifference has a most positive application. *Lastly, the NPD is a dark, toxic, energy, and must be understood in a educated sense to best treat individual and for teaching future experts. They have the potential for serious and dangerous actions.* *Do not out an NPD nor accuse them of their NPD status.* Do not share personal private points or "Hopes and Dreams" with them. They will make every effort to control and to gain "Narcissist Supply" using this information. They are famous for "Gaslighting" Victims and foes using personal information and do so quite successfully. Seek professional advice and/or counseling through a Therapist whom specializes in treating NPD Victims. The only way to beat a Narcissist is to "Not Play with Them", do not "React to their Baits", separate self from involvement with them, if they are a parent, boss/employer, partner: quietly set about a plan to separate from the situation and to protect self in future One must "Set Boundaries" and be consistent. Then, it is a true opportunity to work on self with the most positive of facts, an Absolute of the Universe (few if any other absolutes can be found in life) *"The Universal Law of Attraction" which includes the "Absolute": All thoughts have a vibrational frequency and flow throughout the Universe, these meet and receive "like energy vibrations" andvretirn resulting in what we know as "Our Reality".* -Quantum Physics (This is "the Mustard Seed" Jesus taught some 2000 years before the law was discovered by Quantum Physics) I leave the subject to the Reader, as now You have been informed with what I consider the most valuable piece of knowledge any of us can realize and have opportunity to Master. With this, we can continue our Life Journey as it was intended for us to experrience, with our "Creating, using our Thoughts" ... this a Fact, and is one with "History that is Worth Remembering" Best wellbeing to all ...

Was that a purring cat I heard at the very end? Is there a new History Cat?

If you had met that “ most despicable of creatures “ you would be a a little less effusive in your praise.

I'm surprised you didn't mention how long his name was

He may have been renowned as a great artist, but I can't say the same for his character.

Many famous artists had bizarre and tortured love lives. Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Diego Rivera just to name three.