item details
Name18 Julio [July] poster
ProductionArribas; artist; 1937; Spain
Classificationpolitical posters
Materialsprinting ink, paper
Materials Summarycolour lithograph on paper mounted on card
Techniquescolour lithography
DimensionsOverall: 1014mm (height), 708mm (length)
Registration NumberGH015519
Overview
This Spanish Civil War poster was produced for the two major Spanish labor organizations, the Union General de Trabajo and the Confederacion Nacional de Trabajo (General Union of Workers and the National Confederation of Workers, Spain).
It marked the first anniversary of the date on which nationalist leader General Francisco Franco issued his antirepublican manifesto and launched his devastating military campaign against the Spanish Republic. The poster exploited indignation among industrial workers against the foreign-backed aggression in a rousing call to arms for republican volunteers.
The artist's name, Arribas, is a pseudonym.