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there is one i want to talk about, "seeing gertrude stein." >> gertrude stein is a local woman.he was raised in oakland. she was an extraordinary individual who helped create -- many people call for the mother of modernism. years ago, i was introduced to someone doing research on her. i thought it would be an extraordinary exposition to take her and understand her at all for complexity. that is what we have on view during the summer of 2011. >> it is full of wonderful drawings, paintings, and sculpture. >> there is incredible art on view. we have photographs. we have sculpture. we have a lot of different things. we have a little something made for her by picasso. there are five different ways of looking at her life. it is not in chronological installation. it is looking at how she is portrayed in help artists, painters, and photographers presented her and how she thought about her own style and presentation. many people think she always had short hair. it was not until she was 52 that she cut off all of her hair. the second element is called "domestic stein." alice b. toklas was

there is one i want to talk about, "seeing gertrude stein." >> gertrude stein is a local woman.he was raised in oakland. she was an extraordinary individual who helped create -- many people call for the mother of modernism. years ago, i was introduced

probably in relation sfo i guess i'm much more sensitive to claudius and gertrude, to those parents now for all of their failings-- which are deep and disturbing than i was when i was 20 when i was entirely focused on the prince and that's, i suppose, a predictable change that comes with age. >> rose: thank you for coming. >> thank you very much. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. legend jerry west. he spent his entire career with the l.a. lakers. he is out with a revealing new memoir. we're glad you have joined us. luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working y and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. @p tavis: i am pleased to have je

probably in relation sfo i guess i'm much more sensitive to claudius and gertrude, to those parents now for all of their failings-- which are deep and disturbing than i was when i was 20 when i was entirely focused on the prince and that's, i suppose, a predictable change that comes with age. >> rose: thank you for coming. >> thank you very much. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org