PICASSO AND THE WAR YEARS: 1937-1945 OPENS AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN FEBRUARY

On view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from February 5 to May 9, 1999, Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945 is the first exhibition in the United States to examine this critical period in the life and work of Pablo Picasso, the century's premier artist. The exhibition focuses critical attention on the artist's response to the historical events leading from the Spanish Civil War through the Nazi occupation of France and its liberation by Allied troops. Picasso's work from this period represents some of his most powerful imagery and darkest commentary on the human condition.

"The Guggenheim Museum is delighted to present this major exhibition of Picasso's work from an enormously fertile period in his career," remarked Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. "Following on the success of our 1994 exhibition Picasso and the Age of Iron, this exhibition will help further illuminate the work of perhaps the most influential artist of the twentieth century."

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The more than 75 artworks in Picasso and the War Years represent a cross-section of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture, many not previously seen in the United States. The works come from private collections and public museums throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, and Japan. Several works in the exhibition are well-known to anyone familiar with Picasso's oeuvre and have already achieved the status of icons, yet are here re-interpreted through the lens of Picasso's wartime experiences.
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Picasso and the War Years has been organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In conjunction with Picasso and the War Years, the Guggenheim Museum will present a wide-ranging program of activities for the public. All of the following programs are held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum under the auspices of The Sackler Center for Arts Education, unless otherwise noted.

DAILY TOURS

Public tours of Picasso and the War Years will be held daily at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The hour-long tour will explore how Picasso's art reflected, resisted, and commemorated the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Tour times are posted at the museum's information desk in the main rotunda, where the tours also begin.