{"product_id":"9781582346069","title":"Guernica : The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGuernica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gijs van Hensbergen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e relates the powerful story of Picasso's 1937 masterpiece, a painting that from its birth out of war and violence became known worldwide as a symbolic cry for peace. The acclaimed biographer of Gaudí traces the iconic painting's beginnings amid the Spanish Civil War through its use as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism, through the years when it became the nucleus of the Museum of Modern Art's creation in New York, to its role as a symbol of reconciliation when it returned to Spain after the death of Franco, as democracy was reestablished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781582346069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656590143694,"sku":"9781582346069","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c1d3dd16-8559-42ab-9062-cfeb66753fee.jpg?v=1639451086","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781582346069","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}