Federació de Cooperatives de Producció Treball de Catalunya--la cooperació és l'expressió exacta d'un poble lliure : els pobles esclaus no cooperan, obeeixen
Creator
Federació de Cooperatives de Producció Treball de Catalunya, Comitè d'Agitació i Propaganda Grup Industrial de Cooperatives d Arts Gràfiques
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Description
DP269.15.F43 1936 Shows three workers holding up a globe labeled "Cooperació." In this image, three individuals support a globe, bearing the word "cooperation." The intent is to give the impression that none of the individuals could support the globe on their own. The image provides a graphic representation of the posters message about cooperation. Yet, the text goes beyond a mere endorsement of cooperation to suggest that, in the absence of cooperation, there exist only those who obey. The choice of the term "obey" may have been intentional to bring about associations with fascism as a form of governance that enslaves its population. In addition to the general theme of cooperation required when mobilizing an entire population for a war effort, this poster most likely refers to the collectivization of industry by the various communist, anarchist and socialist groups in Republican Spain. It is significant that the poster is written in Catalan. Cataluña was one of the regions to vigorously embrace collectivization during the Spanish Civil War. After the military uprising of July 19th was quashed in Barcelona, the city came under proletarian control and the direction of the Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT). Ultimately, this situation resulted in the promulgation of the Generalitat's Collectivization and Worker's Decree on October 24, 1936. This development was unique in the Barcelona was the only regional of Republican Spain to give legal status to collectivities. Undoubtedly, the theme of cooperation was useful in terms of expressing the aspirations of those who wanted to reform the labor system in Republican Spain as well as those who simply wanted a cooperative effort from the population as a whole in the service of the war effort. The artist of the poster is unknown. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Catalonia, Spain, Comitè d'Agitació i Propaganda (sp)
Type
image
Format
1 print (poster) : 2 col. ; 102 x 71 cm
Form/Genre
Posters-Spain-1930-1939. Propaganda-Spain-1938.
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb2048616h
Subject
Producer cooperatives--Spain--Catalonia--Posters Solidarity--Posters Cooperation--Posters War posters, Spanish Federació de Cooperatives de Producció Treball de Catalunya--Posters Posters-Spain-1930-1939 Propaganda-Spain-1938 Spain Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Posters
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