Hi moman,
You must be thinking of Francoise Gilot [G'lot], who was a mistress of
Pablo Picasso.
Photo: Jonas and Francoise:
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/salk/images/salk2.jpg
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) Biography:
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/salk/salk.htm
"Even after all my fame, fortune, recognition, and awards, my wife,
Donna, and I were divorced in 1968. I was remarried in 1970 to
Francoise G'lot, a former mistress of Pablo Picasso the famous
painter, unfortunately we had no children together, but were happy
just the same."
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/projects/inventors/salk/salk.html
Françoise Gilot: [French Painter, Born 1921]:
"Lived with Pablo Picasso for ten years; later married Jonas Salk,
developer of the polio vaccine."
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gilot_francoise.html
"Picasso, who died in 1973 at age 91, had several wives and
companions, but unlike the others, Gilot flourished after breaking
with him. In 1970, she married Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of a polio
vaccine and later an AIDS researcher, and remained with him until his
death seven years ago. Today, at age 80, she lives in New York City
and Paris. She works on behalf of the Salk Institute, the medical
research facility in La Jolla, California. And her paintings continue
to be shown in museums and galleries around the world."
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/apr02/indelible.html
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request before rating my answer.
Thank you,
hummer
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