Anton H. J. Kok papers 1895-1993

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Anton H. J. Kok papers 1895-1993

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Study, correspondence, photocopies of government documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to the authenticity of a painting allegedly made by Pablo Picasso in Paris in 1905 of Mata Hari. Includes material on the early life of Mata Hari.

2 manuscript boxes; (0.8 linear feet)

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Mata Hari, 1876-1917

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Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle MacLeod was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers of seduction as a spy made her name synonymous with the femme fatale. Her story has served as an inspiration for many books, films, and other works. It has been said that she was convicted and condemned because the French Army needed a scape...

Kok, Anton H. J.

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Biographical/Historical Note Dutch author. From the guide to the Anton H. J. Kok papers, 1895-1993, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...