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Picasso's War

av Russell Martin

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On April 26, 1937, the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe in the midst of a bloody civil war on behalf of Francisco Franco's rebel forces. Twenty-four hours later, the village lay in ruins, its population decimated.This act of terror and unspeakable cruelty--the first large-scale attack against civilians in modern warfare--outraged the world, and one man in particular. Pablo Picasso, and expatriate living in Paris, responded to the devastation in his homeland by creating Guernica, a painting that many today consider the greatest artwork of the 20th century.Weaving themes of politics, art, war, and morality, and spotlighting some of the 20th century's most memorable and infamous figures, Russell Martin follows this renowned masterwork across decades and continents. From Europe to America and finally back to Spain, Picasso's War sheds light on the conflict that was an ominous prelude to World War II and delivers a vivid portrait of a genius whose visionary statement about the horror and terrible wounds of war still resonates today.… (mer)
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On May 11th, 1937, only two weeks after the insurgent Nazi Condor Legion bombed Guernica, Spain, Pablo Picasso commenced painting his famous masterpiece. While Picasso's War celebrates Picasso's work of art, "Guernica," it also paints a biography of Picasso, the passionately flawed man. Picasso who couldn't stay faithful to one woman; Picasso who saved everything ever given to him. As a painter, his art was as polarizing as cilantro. In 1981 the famous painting still had to be protected from terrorists with armed guards.
Coincidentally, Martin was standing in from of "Guernica" on September 11th, 2001.
The biggest surprise for me was learning of Herbert Southworth, an unsung hero of the Guernica saga. He had a clerical job at the Library of Congress and he was convinced he could get to the bottom of who actually bombed Guernica. Despite denials, he needed to convince the American public of Franco's threat to Democracy. ( )
  SeriousGrace | Apr 20, 2022 |
A lucid and interesting account of Picasso's masterpiece "Guernica," the act of barbarity that caused its creation, and its lingering worldwide impact as a symbol of human atrocity and suffering. Would have been vastly improved by photos of the many artworks and architectural structures discussed, and the last quarter (maybe the last third, even) feels padded. An easy read, though, and worthwhile. ( )
  Xiguli | Aug 15, 2015 |
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On April 26, 1937, the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe in the midst of a bloody civil war on behalf of Francisco Franco's rebel forces. Twenty-four hours later, the village lay in ruins, its population decimated.This act of terror and unspeakable cruelty--the first large-scale attack against civilians in modern warfare--outraged the world, and one man in particular. Pablo Picasso, and expatriate living in Paris, responded to the devastation in his homeland by creating Guernica, a painting that many today consider the greatest artwork of the 20th century.Weaving themes of politics, art, war, and morality, and spotlighting some of the 20th century's most memorable and infamous figures, Russell Martin follows this renowned masterwork across decades and continents. From Europe to America and finally back to Spain, Picasso's War sheds light on the conflict that was an ominous prelude to World War II and delivers a vivid portrait of a genius whose visionary statement about the horror and terrible wounds of war still resonates today.

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