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From Plaza Mayor to Washington Square: Spanish Republican Exiles at NYU

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York

Eighty year ago, on April 1, 1939, the Spanish Civil War was officially declared over. One of its many tragic outcomes was the exile of as many as 500,000 people. Some of those fleeing, like the poet Antonio Machado, would die during the exodus or shortly after. Others, like the writer Jorge Semprún, would be sent later on to Nazi…

Picasso’s Guernica in New York: From Political Icon to Museum Masterpiece?

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York

Guernica, Picasso’s painting for the Spanish Republican Pavilion in the International Exposition of Arts and Techniques of Paris in 1937, had a strong impact on the New York School. It was first exhibited in New York City in May 1939 as a political icon within a campaign to raise funds for the Spanish Republic refugees. In November 1939 it was…