Gertrude and AliceGertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas were major cultural figures in 1920s Paris, photographed by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton, painted by Picasso, and written about by Hemingway. Alice was convinced from her first meeting with Gertrude that she was in the presence of genius, and dedicated herself to seeing Gertrude get the recognition that genius deserved. |
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FOREWORD | 5 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I GERTRUDE AND ALICE II | 7 |
GERTRUDES EARLY YEARS | 17 |
Copyright | |
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