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The Second and the Third of May (Francisco Goya)

• Napoleon put his brother on Spain’s thrown, May 2nd 1808 the spaniards rebelled

• may 3rd these freedom fighters were massacred by the french bc of their rebellion

• Second of May

  • depicts the rebellions, lots of fighting, horses, blood, etc.

• Third of May

  • depicts the death, the spaniards being rounded up, has one many at the center in the light with his hadns up and guns pointed at him by french soldiers

Guernica (Pablo Picasso)

• 11’ x 25’

• 1936: civil war broke out in spain against the demrep government and fascist forces

• painting is based on April 27 1937 when hitlers air force bombed the village of Guernica in northern spain

• painting is confusing and complicated, depicts death and animals and people screaming and dying

Teeter-Totter Wall (Ronald Rael)

• ronald rael built these pink seesaws and put them between the US-Mexico border and children played on them

• brough people together, message of unity

• said to be a reminder that the actions of one side have effects on the other