
From left: André Verdet, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso's tailor, Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) and Paul Derigon, the mayor of Vallauris. On the occasion of the unveiling of Picasso's mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. Vallauris, 29 March 1958.
Maurice Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party, wearing a dark overcoat and fedora, leans on a walking cane. Beside him stands a taller companion in a trench coat, part of a group including André Verdet, Picasso's tailor Michele Sapone, and mayor Paul Derigon. They are gathered in Vallauris on 29 March 1958, on the occasion of the unveiling of Picasso's mural "The Fall of Icarus," created for the UNESCO building in Paris.
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