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Guernica
Guernica
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• The two sides were known as Nationalists (rebel forces) and Republicans (those
opposed to the revolution)
• In January 1937, Picasso was approached to create a mural for Spanish Republic’s
pavilion at Paris World Fair
• The Pavilion was propaganda for Spanish Republicans, demonstrating that they
were still the elected government of Spain, and Franco was not in charge
• Picasso’s initial concept for the mural was “The Artist and His Model”
• Following the Attack on Guernica, Picasso decided to portray the horror of war,
and its effect upon civilians
Artistic Influences
Symbolism in “Guernica”
• At the time, Guernica was mostly ignored by the world press, due to the late
opening of the Spanish Pavilion
• Chipp, H. B. (1989) Picasso’s Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings London: Thames and Hudson
Ltd
• Shavinina, V. L. (2003) The international handbook on innovation. (1st ed.) Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.
• Tonge, Stephen (2011) The Spanish Civil War [Online] At:
http://www.historyhome.co.uk/europe/spaincw.htm (Accessed on 28/02/2011)
• Vidal, C (1997) La Destruccíon de Guernica [Translated by Miller, P] [Online] At:
http://www.buber.net/Basque/History/guernica-ix.html (Accessed on 01/03/2011)
• The Times Special Correspondent (1937) Bombing of Guernica In: The Times [Online archive] At:
http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1937-05-06-15-
001&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1937-05-06-15 (Accessed on 28/02/2011)