Kids’ Guernica
At the end of April/in 1937,/Pablo Picasso heard shocking news. Guernica,/a small town in Spain,/was bombed/by the Nazis. Many people living in the town/were killed.
Picasso decided/to paint about the terrible event. He worked quickly/in anger. It took only a month/to finish his giant painting. Guernica was displayed/at an exhibition/which was held in Paris/in June,/1937.
Over 50 years later,/in 1995,/a Japanese NPO started “Kids’ Guernica.” It’s an international children’s art project. Any children/who are interested in the project/can join. Each group creates a painting/about world peace. They paint on a canvas/that is the size of Picasso’s Guernica.
The pictures painted by children/from different communities/are uploaded online.
Both Picasso’s Guernica and the children’s paintings/show us the importance of peace. In “Kids’ Guernica,”/children in over 50 countries/have worked together/to create colorful paintings. As they work with others/who are different from them,/children learn to understand/each other.
Peace can exist/if we respect each other’s race,/religion,/and cultural differences.
At the end of April/in 1937,/Pablo Picasso heard shocking news. Guernica,/a small town in Spain,/was bombed/by the Nazis. Many people living in the town/were killed.
Picasso decided/to paint about the terrible event. He worked quickly/in anger. It took only a month/to finish his giant painting. Guernica was displayed/at an exhibition/which was held in Paris/in June,/1937.
Over 50 years later,/in 1995,/a Japanese NPO started “Kids’ Guernica.” It’s an international children’s art project. Any children/who are interested in the project/can join. Each group creates a painting/about world peace. They paint on a canvas/that is the size of Picasso’s Guernica.
The pictures painted by children/from different communities/are uploaded online.
Both Picasso’s Guernica and the children’s paintings/show us the importance of peace. In “Kids’ Guernica,”/children in over 50 countries/have worked together/to create colorful paintings. As they work with others/who are different from them,/children learn to understand/each other.
Peace can exist/if we respect each other’s race,/religion,/and cultural differences.