Who Did This?
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 8.6 ACTIVITYWHO DID THIS?1 Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Who Did This? OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeArt is important historical evidence. It can represent the hope and the horror of people who lived through the events you’re studying. Analyzing the painting in this activity will help you understand the impact of global conflict on human lives.Process 1.Before you watch the video or do anything else, take about a minute to look at the painting below. Guernica by Pablo Picasso. 1937. Oil on canvas. 349 cm × 776 cm. Courtesy Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 8.6 ACTIVITYWHO DID THIS?2 2.Respond to the following questions:a.What is the first thing you noticed about the painting?b.In three words, how would you describe the feeling of the painting?c.What event do you think this painting portrays?d.During the Second World War, a German officer visited Pablo Picasso, the artist who created this painting, in occupied France. The officer looked at the painting and asked Picasso, “Did you do this?” Picasso replied, “No, you did.” What do you think Picasso meant?
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 8.6 ACTIVITYWHO DID THIS?3 3.Next, watch this video on Guernica and the Spanish Civil War. 4.The video’s narrator describes four specific scenes or images in the painting. These four scenes/images are listed in the left-hand column of the table on the next page. On the copy of the painting on page 1, label each image and explain what you think it symbolizes. Do the same for a fifth image that you choose.Scene/image in the paintingWhat do you think the image symbolizes?1. Victims lying crumpled and broken.2. A mother holding her dead infant.3. A man engulfed in flames.4. Animals in pain.5. Identify one other image in the painting: ____________.
OER PROJECT: WH ORIGINS / LESSON 8.6 ACTIVITYWHO DID THIS?4 5.Who do you think should be blamed for the bombing of Guernica? Select the option below that you think is most at fault for the devastation represented in the painting (choose only ONE). Write a paragraph explaining what Picasso meant by “No, you did,” and explain why you identified the person or group as the most at fault for the bombing. a.A Nazi officer in Parisb.Francisco Francoc.Adolph Hitler d.Benito Mussolinie.League of Nationsf.Britain and Franceg.Soviet Unionh.Spanish Republici.International Brigades