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The Reaper (Miró)
''The Reaper'' ("El segador"), also known as ''Catalan peasant in revolt'' ("El campesino catalán en rebeldía" (es); "El pagès català en rebel·lia" (ca)) was a large mural created by Joan Miró in Paris in 1937 for the Second Spanish Republic, Spanish Republic’s pavilion at the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, Paris International Exhibition. One of Miró's largest works ( high), it was destroyed or lost in 1938, and only a few black and white photographs survive. Background Miró moved with his family to Paris in 1936 to escape the Spanish Civil War. Until 1937 Miró had maintained a mostly apolitical stance, but he had Republican sympathies, and the mural was intended as a protest against the violence wracking his home country. He had created a stamp and poster, ''Aidez l'Espagne'', earlier in 1937, which depicted a Catalonia, Catalan peasant wearing a traditional red hat (barretina) and shaking his fist. The Pavelló de la R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reaper (El Campesino Catalan En Rebeldia)
A reaper is a farm tool or machine for harvesting grain. Reaper may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Artwork * Reaper (Van Gogh series), ''Reaper'' (Van Gogh series), a 1889 series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh * The Reaper (Miró painting), ''The Reaper'' (Miró painting), a lost 1937 painting by Joan Miró * The Reaper (Bohland), ''The Reaper'' (Bohland), a 1952 sculpture by Gustav Bohland in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Film and television * The Reaper (2013 film), ''The Reaper'' (2013 film), a Mexican film * The Reaper (2014 film), ''The Reaper'' (2014 film), a Croatian-Slovenian film * Reaper (film), ''Reaper'' (film), a 2014 American horror/crime film * Reaper Award, an American horror-film award * Reaper (TV series), ''Reaper'' (TV series), a 2007–2009 American comedy-drama series * Reaper (Smallville), "Reaper" (''Smallville''), a television episode * The Reaper (Swamp People), "The Reaper" (''Swamp People''), a television episode Literature * The Reaper (magazine), ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |