“French poet, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau was born on this day 130 years ago.
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In 1949, Philippe Halsman was commissioned by LIFE Magazine to capture on camera what goes on “inside a poet’s mind” for a three-page photo essay coinciding with the US release of Cocteau’s film, L’Aigle à Deux Têtes (The Eagle With Two Heads).” -Magnum
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PHOTO: NYC. USA. 1949.
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© DACS / Comité Cocteau, Paris 2018
© @philippe_halsman_official
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