Socialism Will Forge A New Spain — Militão Augusto De Azevedo

Socialism will forge a new Spain

Militão Augusto de Azevedo’s ‘Socialism will forge a new Spain’ is a powerful Art Deco propaganda poster from the Spanish Civil War. Explore its symbolism & heroic labor imagery.


militão augusto de azevedo (1837 - 1905)

Militão Augusto de Azevedo (1837-1905) was a pioneering Brazilian photographer known for his accessible portraiture of prominent figures & everyday citizens, including Afro-Brazilians. Founder of Photographia Americana studio; collection at Museu do

Pablo Iglesias Foundation (Madrid, Spain)

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The symbols of the anvil, the inkwell, the pen and the book appear repeatedly on Socialist posters during the Civil War as a tribute to the two founding bases of the PSOE, the intellectuals and the workers, aimed at changing Spain through work and education. Another characteristic element, repeated in many other posters, is the expressive gigantism in the representation of the worker in this case.