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Hand, John O. "Futurism in America." Art Journl 41.4 (1981): 337-42. JSTOR. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This article is about the transition of Futurism from the East to America. The development of Futurism was caused by the influence from the Futurist Manifestos and paintings. F.T. Marinetti's Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism sparked the movement and through the use of variety of magazines and newspapers, it spread quickly. The article includes a summarized interview of Andre Tridon analyzing specific ways in which this movement affected the culture of the early 1900's. Tridon gives specific newspaper articles that are a direct result of the Futurism movement. By 1913 Futurism had made its impact and it seemed that it would not disappear very easily.

Menand, Louis. "TOP OF THE POPS." New Yorker 85.44 (2010): 56-65. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the "top" pop artists.  It provides Andy Warhol's biography.  It discusses some of the most famous books written about him, and even his own book.  It also comments on several of his most famous pieces of art, including his famous Campbell's soup can painting.  Andy Warhol was a puzzling individual as well as artist; people are still trying to uncover why his art was not affected by the different economic times; people were continuing to pay more and more for his work, no matter what their economic status was at the time.

Benton, Tim. "Dreams of Machines: Futurism and l'Esprit Nouveau." Journal of Design History 3.1 (1990):19-34. JSTOR. Web.17 Nov. 2010. This article contains the views of Reyner Banham on Futurism and its affect on the theory and design of machines. It analyses the thoughts of Filippo Marinetti, who wrote the Maniifesto. Specifically it engages in the development of the automobile. Futurism had a part in the development in many things especially in car advancement.

Leighten, Patricia. "Picasso's Collages and the Threat of War, 1912-13." Art Bulletin 67.4 (1985): 653. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article discusses Picasso's reasons for utilizing cubism in his collages. It also gives great perspective of the meaning of some of his collages. Picasso's paintings were affected by his surroundings. In this article it talks about some of that. Such as how the War influenced some of his paintings.

Mckever, Rosalind. " Back to the Futurism" Art Book 17.1 (2010): 66-67. EBSCO. Web.16 Nov. 2010. The article focuses on Futurism today and its affect on the future. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's life and his contributions to Futurism in 1909 are discussed. Marinetti influenced many other artists to follow in his footsteps. Today art is now today has taken shape in the form of technology and not as much painting and art. I like the title because it describes the article well.

Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica, and the Masterpiece That Changed the World. New York: Penguin Putman Inc., 2002. Print. The struggles that the people of Guernika and the people of Spain, in general, had to endure to see a masterpiece of their countries artwork be displayed in Spain is discussed. It took over four decades for Guernica to be on display in Madrid, Spain. The day that Guernica was brought to Madrid it was an emotional but proud day for Spaniards. Guernica depicted a horrible yet important time in their history that deserved to be housed proudly in Spain, and it finally was but not after years of hardship, several "no's", and struggles.