Day 5
Art of Spanish Civil War
August 3, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 81 °FThe museum contains the permanent collection of modern art dedicated to art produced during the period of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). A total of 108 pieces are shown including paintings,Read more
Traveler Lina Ódena was a communist militant and combatant of the Republic. She died during the Spanish Civil War. Ódena was an example for many women who fought during the war, refusing to stay home and accept the traditional role given to her by the society of the time.
Traveler The symbiosis between art and war had one of its main manifestations in the form of poster art. Both the Francoist and Republican sides published all kinds of posters, in what was a translation of the war into the field of propaganda, conveying confrontational political slogans. Several well-known artists, including avant-garde ones, produced posters that have become, in some cases, emblematic images that have transcended the historical moment in which they were created. Top poster is "Hoy mas. que nunca, victoria" (Today more than ever, victory), by Josep Renau. 1938. Bottom 2nd from the left - "Look for Heroes" by Arturo Ballester