MICHEL ADAM (JOAN COLOM AGUSTI, 1879 - 1964) LLEGIU! / TREBALL. 1936. 39 1/2x27 1/2 inches, 100x70 cm. Condition B+: tears at edges, some slightly affecting image; minor creases in margins and image; tape on verso; horozontal fold. Paper. From 1936-1939 during the Spanish Civil War, Franco and his army were supported by the larger fascist regimes of Europe, specifically Germany and Italy. The Republican forces, hoping to spark support both within Spain and around the world, initiated a mighty propaganda effort and released hundreds of posters championing various aspects of their cause. Designed in a direct style, using a modernistic and graphic vocabulary, many of them also employed photography. "Read! Treball The Daily Newspaper for Workers in the City and in the Fields." Palette and the Flame p. 121, Carteles 445, p. 268.
