Lydia Corbett, 91, is a French-English painter and sculptor who, in 1954, sat for Pablo Picasso and was the subject of about 60 works, turning her hair style into a sensation. Her upcoming Redfern Gallery exhibit in London opens on Nov. 4. She spoke with Marc Myers. [Photo above of Sylvette David, 19, later known as Lydia Corbett, on a hillside overlook…
WSJ: Sylvette David
At 19, she had a high ponytail that caught Picasso's eye and wound up posing for him
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