Guernica The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon

Name: Guernica The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon
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ISBN: 9781582341248

ISBN-10: 1582341249

ISBN-13: 9781582341248

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gijs van Hensbergen

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Of all the great paintings in the world, the story of Pablo Picasso's Guernica may tell us more about the last century's history than any other. In this new book by Gijs van Hensbergen, the acclaimed biographer of Gaudiacute;, the author explores the life of this key cultural icon from its birth to the present day. He tells the story of the painting's beginnings, amid the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War; describes its use as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism; tells how it traveled overseas to become the nucleus of the Museum of Modern Art's creation in New York; and finally writes movingly of its role as a symbol of reconciliation for Spain after the death of Franco, when…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/8/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Introduction	p. 1
The Nightmare Made Real	p. 8
A Silent Requiem	p. 54
Homer at the Whitechapel	p. 82
To the New World	p. 97
The Death of Paris	p. 126
The Big Bang	p. 154
Reds under the Beds	p. 178
The Silent Resistance	p. 214
Operacion Retorno	p. 241
The Homecoming	p. 263
The Final Journey	p. 308
Acknowledgements	p. 333
Notes	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 349
Picture credits	p. 354
Index	p. 357
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