Bibliograph

Guernica, the biography of a twentieth-century icon, Gijs van Hensbergen

Type

Label

Guernica, the biography of a twentieth-century icon, Gijs van Hensbergen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Guernica

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

55885303

Responsibility statement

Gijs van Hensbergen

Sub title

the biography of a twentieth-century icon

Summary

A study of Pablo Picasso's seminal painting Guernica describes how a work of art was transformed into an important cultural and political icon, tracing the painting's history from its origins amid the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, its use as a propaganda weapon against fascism, its odyssey to MOMA in New York, and its return to Spain after Franco's death

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