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Edward Quinn (1920–1997) was born in Ireland. He lived and worked as a photographer from the 1950s, on the Côte d'Azur, during the "golden fifties" the playground of the celebrities from the world of show biz, art and business.

The rich and the famous came to the French Riviera to relax. But the movie stars knew how much their off-screen image counted; Quinn was at the right place at the right time, making spontaneous images which caught their charm, sophistication and chic. Amongst celebrities and stars captured on film by Quinn were Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Aristotle Onassis, Maria Callas, Winston Churchill, and Somerset Maugham.

In 1951 Edward Quinn met and photographed Pablo Picasso for the first time. Their friendship lasted until Picasso's death in 1973. This encounter with Picasso was to be greatly influential to Quinn himself and to his subsequent work. Quinn is the author of several books and films about Picasso.

Since the 1960s Quinn concentrated his work on artists, amongst them Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Francis Bacon, Salvador Dalí, Graham Sutherland, David Hockney.

In the late 1980s an intense relationship, similar to his friendship with Picasso, linked Quinn to Georg Baselitz.

From 1992 until his death in 1997, Edward Quinn lived near Zürich with his Swiss wife Gret, who died in 2011. Quinn's nephew Wolfgang Frei now manages the extensive photo archive and founded the Edward Quinn Archive Ltd.

Exhibitions
 2020: Von Picasso bis Hockney. Edward Quinn. Künstlerfotograf. Stadtturmgalerie Gmünd/A
 2019: Picasso. L'altra meta del cielo. Museo Mediceo di Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Firenze
 2019: Picasso e la fotografia. Le fotografie di Edward Quinn, 1951-1973. Palazzo Merulana, Roma
 2019: Monaco, 6 May 1955. Photos by Edward Quinn of the first meeting of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. Palace of Monaco
 2019: Picasso to Hockney. Edward Quinn, Photographer of Artists. ArteF Gallery, Zurich
 2018: Picasso - Ritratto intimo. Foto di Edward Quinn. Palazzo Buffalini - Piazza Duomo. Spoleto/Italia
 2018: Picasso. La scultura. Galleria Borghese, Roma. With photographs of Picasso's sculpture studio by Edward Quinn.
 2018: Edward Quinn – Riviera Cocktail. Leica Galerie Salzburg
 2018: Picasso/Dominguin – une amitié. With 26 Photographs by Edward Quinn. Musée des Cultures Taurines, Nîmes
 2018: My Friend Picasso: 125 Photographs by Edward Quinn. Castletown House, Kildare, near Dublin, Ireland
 2018: Picasso e l'altra metà del cielo. With 80 Photographs by Edward Quinn. Apulia/Italy: Palazzo Tanzarella Ostuni
 2018: Edward Quinn – Mein Freund Picasso. 125 selten ausgestellte Fotografien. Kunstmuseum Picasso, Münster
 2018: Des Animaux et des Stars – Stars and Pets. Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma, Saint-Tropez
 2017: Edward Quinn - My Friend Picasso, Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava: 125 Photos by Edward Quinn
 2017: Picasso and Maya. Father and Daughter. Gagosian Gallery. With 42 photos by Edward Quinn. (Group Exhibition)
 2017: Picasso sans cliché. Photographies d'Edward Quinn, Musée Picasso Antibes
 2016: Picasso's Picassos. Gagosian, Madison Av., New York (Group Exhibition)
 2016: Picasso, Regards croisés (Picasso, Fresh Perspectives), Château Palmer, Margaux, France
 2016: Edward Quinn - Stars & Cars, ArteF - Galerie für Kunstfotografie, Zurich
 2016: Pablo Picasso, Légende de l'art, Picasso Ceramics and 83 Edward Quinn Photos, Saint-Tropez, Salle Jean Despas
 2016: Picasso In China. Riverside Art Museum Beijing.
 2016: Picasso. Fenster zur Welt, Bucerius Kunstforum, Hamburg. (Group Exhibition)
 2015: Picasso in the Studio, Cahiers d'art, Paris. (Group Exhibition)
 2014: The Legend of Art, Picasso Exhibition, Shanghai, China
 2014: Picasso and the Camera, Curated By John Richardson. Gagosian Gallery New York. (Group Exhibition).
 2014: Grace Kelly, Princess and Style Icon, Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn Nl (Group Exhibition)
 2014: Edward Quinn: Stars in Cannes, Reygers Galerie für Photographie. Munich
 2014: Edward Quinn. Celebrity Pets, Photography Monika Mohr Galerie. Hamburg
 2014: Picasso: Ich sehe die Dinge In anderer Art. Grafische Werke Sammlung Boisserée. (Group Exhibition). Galerie Boisserée, Köln und Galerie Reithalle Paderborn
 2014: Sylvette, Sylvette, Sylvette. Picasso Und Das Modell. (Group Exhibition). Kunsthalle Bremen
 2013: Monaco fête Picasso. Picasso Côte d'Azur. (Group exhibition). Grimaldi Forum Monaco
 2013: Pablo Picasso: Arbeiten auf Papier. Edward Quinn Fotografien. Galerie des 20. Jahrhunderts, Basel
 2012: Edward Quinn. Pablo Picasso. Photography Monika Mohr Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
 2012: Ich und Ich und Ich. Photo Portraits of Picasso. (Group Exhibition). Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
 2012: Conmigo, Yo Mismo, Yo. Museo Picasso Malaga. Retratos fotográficos de Pablo Picasso. (Group Exhibition).
 2011: MeMyselfandI (Ich und Ich und Ich). Photo Portraits of Picasso. (Group Exhibition). Museum Ludwig, Köln
 2010: Edward Quinn – Riviera Cocktail. Leica Galerie Frankfurt. Rahn Foto & Fine Art
 2010: The Picasso Story. Humboldt Carrée, Berlin
 2009: Edward Quinn: Stars and Cars. ZeitHaus, Autostadt Wolfsburg.
 2009: Le Geste Picasso. (Group Exhibition). La Galerie d'art du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Aix en Provence.
 2009: Stars and Cars von Edward Quinn. Reygers Galerie für Photographie. Munich
 2009: Edward Quinn, Stars and Cars of the '50s. Photography Monika Mohr Galerie. Hamburg.
 2009: Pablo Picasso - Kreativität und Schaffensfreude. Clemens-Sels-Museum, Neuss/Germany
 2008: GOLDEN FIFTIES - Photographien von Edward Quinn. Kunst im Palais am Lenbachplatz, Credit Suisse, Munich
 2008: Pigozzi and the Paparazzi with Salomon, Weegee, Galella and Quinn. (Group Exhibition). Museum für Fotografie (Berlin)
 2008: Edward Quinn. Riviera Cocktail. Suite 59, Maastricht/NL 2008
 2008: Edward Quinn - Riviera Cocktail. Ludwig Museum, Koblenz/Germany
 2008: Picasso & Women. (Group Exhibition). Arken Museum, DK
 2007: Edward Quinn – The Rich and Famous. Vintage and Later Prints. Galerie Boisserée, Köln.
 2007: Ikonen der Leinwand. (Group Exhibition). Ernst Barlach Museum, Wedel, Germany
 2007: Edward Quinn. A day's work. Vintage Prints. Michael Hoppen Gallery, London
 2007: Edward Quinn and Picasso, Paintings and Photos. Galerie Pels-Leusden, Zurich,
 2007: Edward Quinn - The Rich and Famous - Vintages und Later Prints, Ausstellung vom 12. September bis zum 13. Oktober 2007 im Stadtmuseum in Köln
 2006: Edward Quinn - Riviera Cocktail. Galerie Abbt Projects, Zurich
 2006: Edward Quinn. Photographing Hollywood during the golden Fifties on the French Riviera. Scalo Guye Gallery, Los Angeles
 2006: Edward Quinn, Riviera Cocktail. Die 50er Jahre an der Côte d'Azur. Photography Monika Mohr Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
 2000: Edward Quinn. Stars, Stars, Stars. Festival de Télévision de Monte Carlo, Monaco
 1999: Pablo Picasso – Der Reiz der Fläche. (Group Exhibition). Staatliches Museum Schwerin
 1998: La Guerre et la Paix. (Group Exhibition). Musée National Picasso de Vallauris
 1998: Edward Quinn. Stars und Sternchen. Prinz Max Palais, Karlsruhe
 1998: Hollywood Personalities 1951-1965. PaceWildensteinMacGill. Beverly Hills, California
 1998: Edward Quinn. The Charm of Portraits. Celebrities and ArtistsScalo Gallery, New York
 1998: Edward Quinn, Künstlerphotograph. Bahnhof Rolandseck, Rolandseck
 1997: Perpetual Emotion: An Affair with the Car in Pictures. (Group Exhibition). Conolly Ltd., London
 1997: Edward Quinn. La Côte d'Azur des Stars. Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Nice
 1997: Künstlerporträts. Galerie Stephan Röpke, Köln
 1997: Edward Quinn: Stars und Sternchen. Josef Albers Museum, Bottrop
 996: Edward Quinn. Gesamtwerk. Prinz Max Palais, Karlsruhe
 1996: Edward Quinn. Stars, Stars, Stars. Conolly, London
 1996: Edward Quinn. Stars der fünfziger und sechziger Jahre. Scalo, Zürich
 1996: Edward Quinn: Picasso. Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
 1995: Edward Quinn. Picasso live. Quadrat Studio-Galerie, Bottrop
 1994-1995: Edward Quinn Photographs. Sotheby's Zürich
 1994: Edward Quinn. Picasso live. Prinz Max Palais, Karlsruhe
 1994: Edward Quinn. A Côte d'Azur Album. Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich

Literature
 Monaco Motor Racing. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2022
 Mein Freund Picasso. Wienand, Köln 2018
 Picasso sans cliché. Hazan, Paris 2017
 Celebrity Pets. teNeues 2014
 Stars and Cars of the'50s. teNeues 2008
 Riviera Cocktail. teNeues 2007
 Stars, Stars, Stars... Off the Screen. Scalo, Zürich 1996.
 Picasso in 3D. Thames and Hudson, London 1995.
 Edward Quinn, Fotograf Nizza. Hrsg. v. Martin Heller. Scalo, Zürich 1994.
 Georg Baselitz. Eine fotografische Studie von Edward Quinn. Benteli, Bern 1993.
 Picasso. Mensch und Bild. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1988.
 The Private Picasso. Edward Quinn and Pierre Daix. Stuttgart, Paris, Boston 1987.
 Picasso avec Picasso. Pierre Bordas Art XX éme 1987
 Graham Sutherland, Complete Graphic Work. Roberto Tossi, Edward Quinn. Barcelona 1978.
 Picasso. Photos 1951-1972. Barron's, New York 1980.
 Max Ernst. Atlantis, Zürich 1976
 James Joyce's Dublin. Secker and Warburg, London 1974.
 Picasso at work. A photographic study. Text by Roland Penrose. New York 1964.
 Picasso. Werk und Tage. Manesse, Zürich 1965.

Documentary film
 Riviera Cocktail : Edward Quinn – Photographer – Nice, a film by Heinz Bütler, Switzerland, 2006

References

External links
 Edward Quinn Archive, official website

1920 births
1997 deaths
Irish expatriates in France
Irish expatriates in Switzerland
Irish photographers

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I also bought more colorful flower pots and throw pillows.
How is that for adding color? If you are hesitant about adding color into your life start small. A throw pillow, a vibrant scarf and the easiest is something outdoors.
Nature is filled with color so why not add to it. May you have a wonderfully blessed summer!!
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It's Time For Pakistan To Get On Board With Peace Process In South Asia: U.S.
In this Oct 4, 2018 file photo, US Secretary of Defence James Mattis speaks during a news conference after NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance HQ in Brussels, Belgium
Washington: Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the Taliban if the war in neighbouring Afghanistan is to be ended, Mr. Mattis said.
In a strong message to Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said it is time for everyone to support the efforts of the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all those who are trying to maintain peace in South Asia.
Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the Taliban if the war in neighbouring Afghanistan is to be ended, he said.
Mr. Mattis was responding to a question from reporters about the letter written by the President Donald Trump to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, seeking his support in the peace process in Afghanistan. In his letter, Mr. Trump has made it clear that Pakistan's full support over the issue "is fundamental" to building an enduring US-Pakistan partnership.
"We're looking for every responsible nation to support peace in the sub-continent and across this war in Afghanistan that's gone on now for 40 years," he told reporters at the Pentagon on Monday as he welcomed Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for talks.
"It's time for everyone to get on board, support the United Nations; support Prime Minister Modi's, [Afghan] President [Ashraf] Ghani and all those who are trying to maintain peace and make for a better world here," Mattis said.
"We are on that track. It is diplomatically led as it should be, and we'll do our best to protect the Afghan people," he added.
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Miscellaneous and Random Texana
Photos and Stories of Texas by Common Texas Themes
Elvis "Boots" Simmons: The Man Responsible for Traces of Texas
January 5 in Miscellaneous and Random Texana
This website is an homage to the my 7th-grade Texas history teacher and the best teacher I ever had, Elvis "Boots" Simmons or, as I knew him, Mr. Simmons. Mr. Simmons died in 2010 at the age of 91, but this whole deal is a memorial to him. It's my lonely hope that he would have appreciated it.
When I first entered his classroom at Bonham Jr. High School in Temple, Texas, I couldn't believe that this man, Mr. Simmons, was my teacher. First of all, he was a male, the first male teacher I had ever had. And not only was he male but he was a giant bear of a man with a nose that looked like it had been broken several times. My own father was 6'5" tall and my mom 5'11', so I was used to being around lengthy people, but Mr. Simmons appeared to occlude the lights in the classroom. He must have weighed 270 pounds and he looked like he could still play for the Texas Aggies, the team for which he had been an All-American when he played college football, or for the Chicago Cardinals, the NFL team that subsequently drafted him. Somehow, just his shadow was heavy, and in my fertile, seventh-grade imagination, he didn't live so much as dwell in a lair --- a lair from which he observed the triflings of his students with his all-knowing, all-seeing eye. He was in total control of the class from the "git go" simply because nobody dared tempt fate. None of us was brave enough to rouse the beast that we all JUST KNEW would be released if so much as a note was passed or a spitball unleashed. Don't get me wrong: he was soft spoken and gentle. But that's because he could afford to be.
Mr. Simmons was also a great teacher. He had a method that I have never seen duplicated. At the beginning of the year he put every student's name on a separate index card. He would assign Texas history readings for homework. At the beginning of class each day he would shuffle those index cards like a Vegas card dealer. The lesson would begin. Mr. Simmons would be discussing some aspect of Texas history until he would come to a part that he regarded as important, something that any student who had done the reading would know but that was impossible to fake had the student NOT done the assignment, and he would say something like, "and the name of the river that David Crockett crossed when entering Texas was ....." , draw the top index card off the pile, and ask whoever's name was written on that card the name of that river. And if, in their whimsy and cruelty, the index card Gods had chosen you, you either knew the name of the river or you did not. If you got the answer right, he would smile, put a little check mark on the card, and go on. If you did not know the answer, he would frown, cut his thumb with a pen knife, and drip a little drop of blood onto the card, disappointed in you.
Okay, so I made that last part up. In actuality we never knew what mark he made to signify that you had failed or how those marks figured into the final grade. There were rumors, of course, but nobody could say with certainty. That is what made it so terrifying. You could see the unprepared kids sweating as he was shuffling those cards. One would think that the card shuffling would render it entirely a game of chance, but I swear there were kids who were not called upon the entire year, and others, like me, who were called upon three times in the first week.
So I lived the whole school year in fear of being embarrassed. Even more importantly I didn't want to let this man, this giant man, down. And you could see kids, the unprepared kids, dying as he shuffled those index cards. But I was not one of them. No sirree bob. I did my readings. And somewhere along the way I picked up a love of Texas history that remains with me to this day. I hated being in his class then but now I thank my lucky stars that he was my teacher. Isn't life funny that way?
A little bit more about Mr. Simmons: he was born in 1919 and attended A&M, where, as I mentioned, he was an All-American and where he played a vital roll on the 1939 Aggie national championship team in football. He was severely wounded fighting in World War II, something he never mentioned in class. He was drafted by the NFL in the 1943 draft. Later, in the early/mid 1970s, his son Bob played for the Texas Longhorns, where he also was an All-American offensive tackle. One day, Bob came to visit his dad while we were having class and, amazingly, Bob seemed even larger than his dad. We were in awe.
As I mentioned earlier, Mr. Simmons passed away in 2010. I hope that he knew how many kids he positively impacted over the years, how many kids grew up with a love of Texas history because of him. But if you want to lay the blame for this website at someone's feet, he's the man responsible.
And so, in the spirit of Elvis "Boots" Simmons, I offer this tribute to Texas history teachers and to ALL teachers. Without y'all, this website would not exist and I would not be Traces of Texas. Salute!
Seen here: Elvis "Boots" Simmons from the 1942 Texas A&M yearbook
Posted Monday at 10:21 PM
What a wonderful story. And Mr Simmons, hats off to you. You led Traces right where he needed to be ❤
On 1/23/2023 at 4:21 PM, Mary M said:
He really was a great man.
E Scrooge
Good stuff, Traces! You're a good writer. You must've had a good English teacher or two also!.


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Controversial 'Beach Body' advert under investigation by Watchdog
The controversial advertising campaign run by supplement company Protein World has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from reappearing in its current form.
The adverts, which ran in the London Underground, remained up for the full three weeks that had been originally agreed with Transport for London (TfL). However, they became the focus of a viral campaign of outrage on social media. Featuring a bikini-clad model alongside the tag-line "Are You Beach Body Ready?", the campaign was heavily criticised for promoting a culture of body-shaming and objectifying women. Many of the adverts themselves were defaced to change their message and a protest has been organised to take place in Hyde Park on Saturday 2nd May.
So far, the ASA have received around 360 complaints against the campaign, predominantly criticising it for objectifying women. An online petition calling for Protein World to withdraw the campaign has also collected 60,000 signatures.
Although the advert cannot reappear in the same form, it was not banned during the duration of the three week campaign. The ASA are currently investigating firstly on the grounds raised by those protesting the adverts, to establish whether they breached the UK code relating to taste, decency, harm and offence, acting in a socially irresponsible manner. Secondly, they are investigating into whether the health claims made by Protein World about their products are misleading or unsubstantiated. The full grounds of their investigation are laid out on their website.
Protein World have also been heavily criticised for their response to the controversy, including dismissive replies to several twitter users and a statement calling those who defaced the adverts "terrorists". The soap and personal care product company Dove also produced their own advert in response as part of their long running "Campaign for Real Beauty".
Whatever the verdict of the ASA, it seems likely that the controversy and discussion created by Protein World's campaign will continue and possibly cause a long-term impact on UK advertising.
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After seeing her FB post, I reached out. Not because I'm "The Adoption Lady," but because I seriously care for this girl. She knows I'm here for her at any time. I called her – no answer. I left her a message – no return call. I texted her – no text back. Left her a message on FB – no reply. My heart continued to be unsettled for her.
A few days passed until yesterday… during the middle of my busy Monday, I picked up the phone to return somebody else's call and there was her face in my mind. I knew I needed to try, once more, to reach out to her. This time, she picked up the phone and answered.
My heart sank for her. I asked her if she was okay… she said she just needed to think, and then told me again that she just could not go through with another pregnancy. None of her other children are in her care right now. She has suffered a lot of loss in her life. At absolutely no point during this conversation- or since, have I felt one ounce of judgment against her. I do feel regret that I had not been effective in reaching her. I am also mourning for her, over the loss of her baby. At some point, she will mourn, too, although I don't think she realizes that right now.
Her story is a personal one, with tragedy in too many places. I have found myself, on more than one occasion, offering her HOPE by sharing the Lord with her. At this point, she has listened, but I don't think she has really heard. I also think that too many people, probably some Christians as well, have let her down or used her in some way. She likes me – she has even told me that she loves me, but I don't know if she really trusts me. I understand. I will not give up on this girl. Full disclosure: Jesus has never given up on me.
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