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Beardsley, J. Pablo Picasso. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1991. Print. A biography on the life of Pablo Picasso. Beadsley examines Picasso through his years; from early childhood to adulthood. Also, Beadsley write about the movements in which Picasso was involved in. The influences of Picasso are also discussed about Picasso and his works, as well as his most famous works of art.

Rosemblum, R. Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1998. Print. Picasso's political choices are referred to. Picasso was apart of the the Spanish Republic. According to Picasso, while the painting hung in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it was not a political piece it was simply a depiction of the horrible events of the bombing of the village of Guernica. However, later Picasso told one of his friends that Guernica is a political statement that hangs "in the middle of New York City" (Rosemblum 73). Nazi Germany ignored Picasso's works and called it "the work of a either a lunatic or a of a four-year-old" (Rosemblum 72), although it was a political statement to Nazi Germany and what they did to damage Picasso's homeland of Spain.

Boeck, W., Jaime Sabartes. Picasso. New York and Amsterdam: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1955. Print. The figures that Picasso depicted in Guernica are discussed. Picasso drew several forms of each character in the painting before he began work on the Guernica that is seen today. Each figure Picasso chose to present in his final work of Guernica has a meaning and was painted in the most meaningful position. There are very subtle details that give significant meaning to Guernica. In the picture there are three woman, a suffering soldier, a bull, a horse, a lamp and bird.

Duchting, Hajo. Pablo Picasso. Munich, 2008. Print. This is a book with a lot of information about Pablo Picasso. I recently ordered it from OhioLink and have not received it yet. I can not provide a whole of information on this source for that reason.

McCully, Marilyn. "Pablo Picasso: The early years." USA Today Magazine 126.2626 (1997): 38. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The is an article about Picasso extraced from the USA Today magazine. It gives a great detailed background. I really like it because it breaks up Picasso's life into different sections. The biography is extremely easy to follow. It also includes some of his paintings during the specified times included in the biography.

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.

Cowling, Elizabeth. "`PROUDLY WE CLAIM HIM AS ONE OF US': BRETON, PICASSO, AND THE SURREALIST MOVEMENT." Art History 8.1 (1985): 82-104. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article talks about Berton's Manifesto and how he tried to improve and expand the movement. One way he tried to do this was by claiming Pablo Picasso as a Surrealist painter. The writing is very detailed and descriptive about the two artists and their ties with Surrealism. It is a long article but it provides quality information. This is a good article because it addresses the parameters of the Surrealist Movement.

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.

This is an article from Time Magazine. It details a lot of the fame that Picasso experienced in his lifetime. I also like this article because it details some of his other work. Instead of just focusing on cubism. It gives a solid background of some of his inspirations.

This is an article by Gertrude Stein talking about Picasso. I really like this article because it outlines Picasso's mindset compared to other artists such as Matisse. It even gives some philosophical references. This article is a great tool for understanding his techniques. The most valuable part of this article is the explaination of Picasso's techniques.

This article gives a look at how Picasso originally conveyed cubism. It talks about how he used photography to help develop his paintings. Some of his earlier paintings are discussed in the article. Most of this article revolves around Picasso's paintings staged in San Horta.

Bodish, Elijah. "Cubism and the Fourth Dimension." Montana Mathematics Enthusiast 6.3 (2009): 527-540. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article will tell you everything you need to know about cubism. It discusses the influences of cubism. It also tells of how Picasso and Braque used cubism. My favorite part of this article is how Picasso tells the viewer of cubism how to view it.

Fry, Edward F. "Picasso, Cubism, and Reflexivity." Art Journal 47.4 (1988): 296. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article gives an in depth look at the development of cubism. It talks about Picasso's influence on cubism. It also discusses the roots of cubism. The psychological aspect of cubism is also discussed. Other forms of similar techniques are also discussed.

Wilson, Marie. "Obsession to Betrayal: The Life and Art of Pablo Picasso." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 11.3 (2004): 163-182. EBSCOhost: Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 November 2010. Picasso's life is discussed in this article. Where and when he was born, his parents and their personalities, as well as his many lovers. His lovers were his inspiration and often found in his art work. He was controlling and manipulative when it came to women. He had multiple affairs, often more than one at once, but never a serious relationship, even when he was married.

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.

"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.

Beardsley, J. First Impressions: Pablo Picasso. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1991. Print. Beardsley discusses what cubism is and Picasso's partner in creating cubist works. Cubism uses geometric shapes to express an object. Picasso's partner in cubism was Georges Braque, they would create works together. In Chapter 8, Beardsley explains how the brutal bombing of a small Basque village in Spain by General Fransisco Franco was Picasso's inspiration for Guernica. Guernica is painted in a distorted fashion with many hidden images of that April day.

Chipp, H. Picasso's Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1988. Print. In the third chapter, the actual events that lead up to, during, and after the village of Guernica is described in detail. The village was relentlessly bombed on Monday, April 26, 1937 (Chipp 24). Hundreds of bombs were used on a defenseless town. The places that were supposed to be targeted were untouched at the end of the almost four hour bombing mission. In the twelfth chapter, Guernica's political means are discussed but since Picasso could never give a consistent answer the political meaning of Guernica is unknown. Also, the two main figures of the painting, the bull and horse, were described by a poet by the name of Juan Larrea (Chipp 196). According to Larrea, the bull was a heroic figure of "Spanish life" (Chipp 196) and the suffering horse represented the end to "Francoist regime" (Chipp 196).

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.