Defensar Madrid es Defensar Catalunya!
Poster
1937 (made)
1937 (made)
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Martí Bas belonged to the SDP (Syndicate of Professional Designers), a pro-Republican group of graphic designers. This dramatic Republican poster portrays the military fronts in the central theatre of war (Madrid) and in the north-east (Catalonia) bound in a united effort to repulse the Nationalist advance.
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Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Spanish Civil War poster by Martí Bas entitled 'Defensar Madrid es Defensar Catalunya!'. Spain, 1937. |
Physical description | Three monumental ranked soldiers (a fourth is suggested in the rear ground) with fixed bayonets lean in for attack. A barbed wire fence has been erected in the foreground. The image is primarily printed in black and red, with a narrow expanse of green grass. |
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Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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Summary | Martí Bas belonged to the SDP (Syndicate of Professional Designers), a pro-Republican group of graphic designers. This dramatic Republican poster portrays the military fronts in the central theatre of war (Madrid) and in the north-east (Catalonia) bound in a united effort to repulse the Nationalist advance. |
Other number | LS.2493 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.1653-2004 |
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Record created | June 15, 2004 |
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