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Jacqueline Lamba

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Artist

The Resume

    (November 17, 1910-July 20, 1993)
    Born in Saint-Mande, France
    Surrealist painter
    Married to Andre Breton (1934 –1943)
    Paintings include 'Les Heures' (1935), 'In Spite of Everything, Spring' (1942), '31 Women' (1943), 'The Women' (1945), 'Roxbury Astres' (1946), and 'Les Papillons Noirs' (1950)
    Famous for her friendships with Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo

Why she might be annoying:

    She left Andre Breton for photographer and sculptor David Hare, whom she would divorce in 1955.
    She divorced Breton because she felt overshadowed by his fame.
    She was rumored to have cheated on David Hare with Frida Kahlo.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her father died in an automobile accident when she was three.
    She was a protege of Dora Maar.
    She was the inspiration for Andre Breton's 1937 book 'L'Amour Fou.'
    She and Breton fled the Vichy Government during World War II, escaping to the US.
    She inspired paintings by both Picasso and Kahlo.
    For the last five years of her life, she struggled with Alzheimer's disease.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying