Why Is Picasso’s Guernica So Important?

Why Is Picasso’s Guernica So Important?

Pablo Picasso was something of a latecomer to political activism, having embraced it only after reaching his 50s. Prior to that, his sole dedication was to himself, and the belief that his genius excused him from adhering to the rules that others were obliged to follow, whether that involved art or personal relationships. (His bad behavior, which included his overweening sexism, continued long after he became a man of the Left). Related…

About Guernica - The Spanish Civil War - May 26, 1937 - Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/27210345/Henrik-Willem-van-Loon-May-26-1937.mp3 A commentary by Henrik Willem van Loon regarding the massacre and complete destruction of the Spanish town of Guernica in April of 1937 by Nationalist forces who were equipped with German planes and guns and the mass bombings conducted by elements of the German Luftaffe Condor Legion and the Italian Fascist Aviazione Legionaria, under the …