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"Guernica: Testimony of War." PBS.org. Web. 1 November 2010. This article has many sub-articles embedded into it that discuss different aspects of Guernica, such as Picasso's inspiration, the bombing of Guernica, and Picasso's political views. The main article discusses how Guernica came to be the center piece for the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition in 1937. It also gives an over view of the bombing of Guernica as well as the reception for the crowds that viewed it during the exposition.

Vallois, Thirza. "From Art Nouveau to Art Déco." France Today 22.7 (2007): 12-14. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.\n\nThis article explains Art Deco's predecessor, Art Noueau, from its start in Paris. The article details founder, Hector Guimard's signature style and trademark furniture pieces. The article details how Art Noueau's look quickly began to take over the city through street signs and restaurant. The article continues to mention how Art Deco and Art Noueau are identified differently. The pictures for the article show the similarities and differences between the two styles. The article helps to explain the roots and how Art Deco has grown from them.

Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica and the Masterpiece that Changed the World. New York: Dutton, 2002. Print. Martin's book describes Adolf Hitler's target practice on the Basque village of Guernica in 1937. This attack sparked Picasso into depicting the terrible event; the painting is known as Guernica. Although Picasso was living in Paris, France at the time of the attack he felt an obligation to depicting the terror that Hitler unleashed on his beloved homeland. The themes, events and individual scenes are discussed throughout the book.

Vallois, Thirza. "From Art Nouveau to Art Déco." France Today 22.7 (2007): 12-14. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.\n\nThis article explains Art Deco's predecessor, Art Noueau, from its start in Paris. The article details founder, Hector Guimard's signature style and trademark furniture pieces. The article details how Art Noueau's look quickly began to take over the city through street signs and restaurant. The article continues to mention how Art Deco and Art Noueau are identified differently. The pictures for the article show the similarities and differences between the two styles. The article helps to explain the roots and how Art Deco has grown from them.

Byrne, L. "Picasso, Guernica, History." Art Book 14.3 (2007): OhioLINK: Electronic Journal Center. Web. 1 November 2010. Byrne reviews a work by Fransisco Calvo Serraller and Jorge Semprun on Picasso's Guernica. The painting was painted for the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Guernica is a summary of the wars of the past one hundred years (Byrne 13). Serraller's thinks that the painting is one of the greatest paintings of all time because it was created out of "historical tradition" genius which he believed only Picasso and a select few were capable of.

Paris, Václav. "On Surrealism and the Art of Crime: Considered as One of the Fine Starts." Journal of Modern Literature 33.4 (2010), 190-197. This article focuses on a specific type of surrealism, known as Bretonian surrealism. It is known to have a new outlook of evidence within every piece. It tries to pin point "crime" within surreal art by emphasizing its unique aspects. He describes surrealism as a liberating and fascinating collage. Surrealism may bring "crime" because it dramatizes our senses of realism and makes us want to keep exploring for irrational experiences. The art portrays this sense of crime because it messes with our interpretation of what is real and what is not. The impossible suddenly seems possible. Surrealism has shaped modern art because of it's label as "the Art of Crime." It has shaped the way modern artists imagine and create their work by displaying its own surreal way of life. It may be viewed as bizarre, mesmerizing, or even illusory.

"Guernica: Testimony of War." PBS: Treasures of the World. PBS. Web. 31 October 2010.\n\nThis article is a quick overview of how Pablo Picasso came to paint Guernica, where it was originally displayed, the bombing in Guernica, where it is housed, and how different countries reacted to the painting.

Tucker, Paul. "The First Impressionist Exhibition and Monet's Impression, Sunrise:A Tale of Timing,Commerce and Patriotism." Art History 7.4 (1984): 465-476. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the first Impressionist Exhibition, which was opened with the help of the founders of Impressionism. This exhibition was the first large-scale independent art show in Paris. The article then goes into Monet and Monet's artwork. They discribe some of Monet's paintings and the inspirational feelings he had. Also, the author gives some possible insite of why Monet's paintings appealed to the public.

Plagens, Peter. "Picasso: No.1 With a Palette." Newsweek 150.19 (2007): 60-61. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This is a pretty in-depth article of Picasso's life in France. It also discusses the irregularity of Picasso's long career. The result of his artwork is influenced by his length of career. The article also discusses Picasso's fame. The best part of this article is the details about his personal life.