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La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.

Item

FF00102_0001.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.

Subject

Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Spanish Civil War (1936-1939); Guerra Civil española (1936-1939);

Description

Franco is holding a half moon, which symbolizes his Moorish Guard. Instead of a horse, he is sitting on a pile of donkey manure. The drawing was first published in Bombas de mano (1938) to illustrate a satirical poem mocking Franco.

Creator

Francisco Huerta (fecha desconocida-1943)

Publisher

España Libre (New York, 1939-1977);

Date

1943-04-16

Rights

Arte Público Press as the post-custodial repository.
Montse Feu as curator of the collection and editor of exhibits.
Authors and Artists keep the copyright of their work.

Format

JPEG

Language

Spanish

Type

Still Image

Identifier

FF00102_0001

Coverage

España; Spain

Scripto

Transcription

Franco sostiene media luna en referencia a su Guardia Mora. En lugar de un caballo, está sentado en estiércol de asno. La caricatura se publicó primero en Bombas de mano (1938) e ilustraba un poema satírico en contra de Franco.

Citation

Francisco Huerta (fecha desconocida-1943) , “La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed March 11, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/3330.