In the single most famous image from W. Eugene Smith’s magisterial photo essay, “Spanish Village,” the faces of three members of dictator Francisco Franco’s feared Guardia Civil evince the arrogance often assumed by small men granted great power over others. Originally published in the April 9, 1951, issue of LIFE.
Nicely written little tale from Tarifa, at Matador Network. Notes on an old woman hiding in plain sight
Another genius Metropoli cover design by Rodrigo Sánchez. And the subject is tortilla española, which Dani and I fell in love with when we were in Spain a few years back. Yum all around.
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Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937Oil on canvas[click on image for larger]”Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso, in response to the bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Republican government commissioned Pablo Picasso to create a large mural for the Spanish display at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) Paris International Exposition in the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. On completion Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief tour, becoming famous and widely acclaimed. This tour helped bring the Spanish Civil War to the world’s attention.” - source
My wife and I saw “Guernica” at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid a few years ago. No photo can prepare you for this painting - it’s huge, 11 feet by 25 feet, and filled with images of agony. Incredible experience.
The room adjacent to the painting was full of sketches that Picasso did in preparation for creating the main event. A room full of sketches, made over months. That guy *worked* on this painting.](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KAHKB_lAbJE/TZ9gWpsHlxI/AAAAAAAAAjc/SDe7BaJnqmE/s1600/guernica_large.jpg)
Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937
Oil on canvas
[click on image for larger]
”Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso, in response to the bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Republican government commissioned Pablo Picasso to create a large mural for the Spanish display at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) Paris International Exposition in the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris. Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. On completion Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief tour, becoming famous and widely acclaimed. This tour helped bring the Spanish Civil War to the world’s attention.” - source
My wife and I saw “Guernica” at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid a few years ago. No photo can prepare you for this painting - it’s huge, 11 feet by 25 feet, and filled with images of agony. Incredible experience.
The room adjacent to the painting was full of sketches that Picasso did in preparation for creating the main event. A room full of sketches, made over months. That guy *worked* on this painting.
Welcome! My name is Mark Dodge Medlin. I'm an editor and former journalist living in Los Angeles.
I make photos, many of which I also post here.
I like to draw.
I work for a big, famous hospital.
Ask me anything. I'm especially good at state capitals.
During an anti-terror and security drill, South Korean soldiers take their...
Left, photograph by Thomas Prior, Untitled, 2013. Via. Right, photograph by Pawel Dudziak, The King
Profound graffiti spotted on Market Street.
(San Francisco, CA)
