DISCUSSION TOPIC: GUERNICA

A STARTING POINT

•   Guernica -- Testimony Of War:  This is the companion site for the PBS art series Treasures of the World.  It includes significant information about the origins and "afterlife" of Pablo Picasso's painting.  Note that the links on the page are not intuitive.  They can either be accessed through the icons in the right-hand margin of the text or at the bottom of the page.

REQUIRED COMMON READINGS

• "Piecing Together Guernica," BBC News Magazine, April 7, 2009.

•   Michael Kimmelman, "A Symbol Of Freedom And A Target For Terrorists," New York Times, October 13, 2007.

•   Don Murray, "Guernica, 70 Years Later," CBC News, April 26, 2007.

• Danny Wood, "The Legacy Of Guernica," BBC News, April 26, 2007.

GUERNICA IN THE NEWS

• Maev Kennedy, "Picasso Tapestry Of Guernica Heads To UK," Guardian, January 26, 2009.

• Colm Toibin, "The Art Of War," Guardian, April 29, 2006.

•   Simon Evans, "UK Refuge For Basque War Children," BBC News, November 7, 2005.

• Timothy Garton Ash, "Our New Guernica," Guardian, March 10, 2005.

• Tom Lubbock, "Power Painting," Guardian, January 8, 2005.

• Peter Conrad, "A Scream We Can't Ignore," Observer, October 3, 2004.

• "Basques Mourn Symbolic Oak Tree," BBC News, April 22, 2004.

• Andrew Motion, "Summoned by Bombs," Guardian, February 15, 2003.

• William Walker, "The Lessons Of Guernica," Toronto Star, February 9, 2003.

•   Kevin Pilley, "The Town Behind The Picture," Guardian, May 4, 2002.

• Marlise Simons, "Guernica Journal: Fascism's Prey -- Now Healing, And A Quest For Truth," New York Times, May 12, 1998.

• "Germany Admits Guilt Over Guernica," New York Times, April 28, 1997.

• "Museums In Spain Scuffle Over Picasso's 'Guernica,'" Christian Science Monitor, March 5, 1997.

ARTICLES

• Paul Preston, "George Steer And Guernica," History Today, 57 (May 2007): 12-19.

• Peter Schjeldahl, "Spanish Lessons," New Yorker (June 19, 2006).

• David Walsh, "UN Conceals Picasso's 'Guernica' For Powell's Presentation," World Socialist Web Site, February 8, 2003.

• Russell Martin, "Cities Under Siege," New Statesman (January 27, 2003).

USEFUL WEB-SITES

• Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) -- From The Spanish Civil War To Vietnam:  A resource page originally designed to accompany Dr. David Hart's "Responses To War: An Intellectual And Cultural History," a course he taught at the University of Adelaide from 1989 to 1999.

• Guernica (1937) -- Pablo Picasso's Spanish Civil War:  Background information about the painting and a series of links.

• Guernica (Painting) -- Wikipedia:  An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.

•   Bombing Of Guernica -- Wikipedia:  An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.

• Gernika Peace Museum:  The homepage for this museum.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Dale Fuchs, "Picasso's Guernica Battle Lives On," Art And Design Blog, Guardian, April 26, 2007.