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The Perception of Spanish Art in America: A History of Changes

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

For centuries, Spanish art was considered only marginal in the international context -a limited deviation from classical excellence. In the 19th century, however, its peculiarity turned positive: in the post-Romantic era, when freedom from the norm and the artist’s commitment to his time became paramount values, Velázquez, Goya and El Greco emerged as true heroes. That change in appreciation had…

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…