Lunchtime Talk: Picasso and Sheffield's World Peace Congress 1950

A photographs of a bust of Picasso, depicted with a bird on his head

Image credit: A Picasso Old on Dove by A. D. Padgett 2019

Join artist and writer Anthony Padgett to hear about Pablo Picasso’s visit to Sheffield for the World Peace Congress in 1950.

A new sculpture by Anthony Padgett, Boy with Dove, was unveiled in Weston Park this year, to mark the 75th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's visit to Sheffield for the 1950 World Peace Congress.

Hear from Anthony how this commission to mark the occasion came together with support from the International Brigade Memorial Trust, the Basque Children's Association UK '37 and the Sheffield Trades Council.

Anthony will delve into the history of the visit, covering the Spanish Civil War, Picasso's famous painting Guernica, and his peace activism and work with the Communist party, while looking at this pivotal event in the history of pre- and post-war Sheffield.

Suggested donation £5 – Please donate if you're able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy.

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Weston Park Museum

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