PICASSO’S GUERNICA
7 November 2024 – 7.30pm
Presented by Paul Chapman
Berry Uniting Church Hall, 71-77 Albert Street Berry
Picasso’s Guernica (1937) is considered by many to be his greatest masterpiece. Painted as a reaction to the bombing of the Basque town during the Spanish Civil War, it shows the horror, cruelty and devastation of modern warfare. The painting also explores many themes – love, death, nationhood, motherhood and Picasso’s own life at that time. The painting is also full of cross references to the history of art. Guernica has a history of its own once it left Picasso’s studio, and its story continues. A painting worth spending some time to get to know a little better.
Paul Chapman is an Art Historian and a National Gallery trained guide with considerable experience in education. Paul delivers courses and lectures for educational organisations as well as tours for art associations/societies in Museums and Galleries in the UK and Europe. He is a guide at Longford Castle art collection In Wiltshire and is a visiting tutor at Marlborough College. Paul has published a book on cultural crossovers and appropriations in 20th century painting.
Visitors are welcome. Visitors $25 and Student Visitors $15, tickets purchased at the door and includes a beverage refreshment afterwards.
Maebehe Garcia
Publicity Officer
ADFAS Shoalhaven