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Comunismo

Poster
1936-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spanish Civl War poster (by Nationalist rebels) depicting an outline of a large figure in green, raising a whip above his head to strike a man, rendered in red, who is chained to a metal gatling gun.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleComunismo (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Nationalist propaganda poster of the Spanish Civil War, lettered 'Comunismo'. Spain, late 1930s.
Physical description
Spanish Civl War poster (by Nationalist rebels) depicting an outline of a large figure in green, raising a whip above his head to strike a man, rendered in red, who is chained to a metal gatling gun.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100.1cm
  • Width: 70.1cm
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
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other number
LS.614 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.86-2004

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Record createdAugust 10, 2005
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