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Max Jacob (French: [maks ʒakɔb]; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Pablo Picasso , 1921, Three Musicians , oil on canvas, 200.7 × 222.9 cm, Museum of Modern Art , New York.
Max Jacob. 1876–1944. Poet, artist, and critic Max Jacob was born in Quimper, Brittany, France. In 1897, he moved to the Montmartre district of Paris, where he shared a room with Pablo Picasso and immersed himself in the bohemian arts community.
Max Jacob was a French poet who played a decisive role in the new directions of modern poetry during the early part of the 20th century. His writing was the product of a complex amalgam of Jewish, Breton, Parisian, and Roman Catholic elements.
Oct 21, 2020 · Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels
Oct 20, 2020 · In “Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters,” Rosanna Warren retraces the colorful history of a now largely forgotten figure of French modernism who was surrounded by famous friends.
Jun 6, 2024 · My first encounter with Max Jacob was at the end of the third movement in Kenneth Rexroth’s Thou Shalt Not Kill: A Memorial for Dylan Thomas. The poem is a shrilling scowl at modern society’s ability to destroy the most creative minds of the times, starting with Thomas and continuing:
On 24 February 1944, Max Jacob was arrested and taken to the prison in Orléans. He was transferred to the Drancy camp on 28 February and died there of pneumonia on 5 March. He was buried at the Ivry cemetery, then his body was moved to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire on 5 March 1949.