Fighting Fascist Spain: The Exhibits
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Title
Fighting Fascist Spain: The Exhibits
Subject
Antifascist Periodicals -- United States; Periódicos -- Estados Unidos
Fascism -- Spain
Antifascist movements – United States
Description
Fighting Fascist Spain -- The Exhibits (FFSTE) is a digital project that recovers and preserves U.S. Hispanic antifascist print culture (periodicals, communities, theatre, and graphic art) with the goal of documenting victims, fighters, and survivors of Spanish fascism and their allies. FFSTE expresses historical justice by amplifying antifascists' voices and perspectives.
Director and Curator: Montse Feu
Other repositories
Fighting Fascist Spain - YouTube
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection Database (EBSCO)
Hispanic American Newspapers Database (Readex)
Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, University of Houston
How to cite the project: Montse Feu. "Fighting Fascist Spain --The Exhibits." Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/exhibits/show/fighting-fascist-spain--the-ex. Accessed [DATE].
Funded by: 2020 Grants-in-aid of the US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH) program, 2021 FAST SHSU Award, 2022 Pilot SHSU grant.
This site is for educational and research purposes only **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.
Creator
Collection and Exhibits curated by
Montse Feu, associate professor,
World Languages and Cultures, Sam Houston State University.
Montse Feu, associate professor,
World Languages and Cultures, Sam Houston State University.
Source
Fighting Fascist Spain: The Exhibit (https://montsefeu.wixsite.com/montsefeu/ffs-the-exhibit)
Publisher
Frente Popular (New York, 1936-1939);
España Libre (New York, 1939-1977);
Ibérica (New York, 1953-1974)
España Libre (New York, 1939-1977);
Ibérica (New York, 1953-1974)
Date
1936-1977
Rights
Copyright
Arte Público Press as post-custodial repository
Montse Feu as curator of collection and editor of exhibits
Authors and Artists keep the copyright of their work
Arte Público Press as post-custodial repository
Montse Feu as curator of collection and editor of exhibits
Authors and Artists keep the copyright of their work
Relation
Fighting Fascist Spain (UI Press 2020)
Format
JPEG, PNG
Language
English
Type
Image, Text
Coverage
United States, Spain
Collection Items
Mercado Común. Common Market
A cartoon belittles Franco’s intentions to enter the European Union. An old Franco, dressed in his military uniform, rides an emaciated horse toward the European Union. The horse is blindfolded, and the flies buzzing around it are waiting for its…
José Nieto Ruiz
In the first panel, Spanish refugee José Nieto Ruiz escapes Spain when Franco is about to cut his throat. A square bubble reads "Anti-Franco Militant." In the second panel, Nieto escapes Cuba when Castro is about to beat him to death. A square bubble…
Tumor
A man is sitting at a desk. His head resembles the globe. The globe shows the map of Spain as a painful part of his head. A speech bubble says "I hope my 1936 head tumor heals in 1963."
14 de abril y Franco. April, 14th and Franco
The date that commemorates the Second Republic, April 14, has been painted on a street wall. Francisco Franco is alarmed at the growing assertiveness of the antifascist resistance.
El gran fariseo. The Great Hypocrite.
Franco is dramatically crying over the death of Pope John XXIII. The Generalissimo is standing on a pile of skulls and bones. In the pile of bones, Aragonés places banners with the names of those who died defending democracy during the Spanish Civil…
Apretón de manos. Handshake.
The name of the two Spanish labor unions, UGT and CNT, are written on the sleeves of two shaking hands, which are also strangling Francisco Franco.
1964
A man who represents public opinion in Spain is bound and guarded by a distracted Civil Guard. A small child holds a blanket that has 1964 written on it. The child tiptoes toward the bound man with a pair of scissors in his hand, ready to set the man…
Cría Cuervos…
A three-panel cartoon. In the first panel, Uncle Sam gives dollars to Franco; in the second, Franco gives them to Castro and buys sugar; in the third, Franco is best friends with Castro and Khrushchev. Uncle Sam is thinking "A leopard never changes…
!Cría Cuervos!...
A short Franco kicks a tall Uncle Sam in the knee, which causes Uncle Sam cold sweats. The medals of honor from Franco’s army uniform fall to the floor with the force of the kick.
25 años. 25 Years
The focal point of the cartoon is the number twenty-five. Franco is sitting on the number that signifies the longevity of his rule. His posture is one of satisfaction and triumph. Nevertheless, Aragonés covers the number with banners and drawings…
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