Poster: Liga Nacional de Mutilados e Inválidos de Guerra - ¡Combatiente Mutilado, Ocupa Mi Puesto!

Madrid: Gráficas Reunidas U.H.P., [1938]. Original illustrated poser, offset printed in colors on beige stock, measuring 68.5cm x 100cm (27" x 39.25"). Light wear and toning to extremities, a few old folds smoothed-out, with several tiny nicks and small edge tears, a few tiny splits at intersection of folds, and a small loss toward lower margin, just above the lettering; an unrestored, Very Good+ example (unbacked). The first in a series of four propaganda posters produced by Gráficas Reunidas for the Liga Nacional de Mutilados e Inválidos de Guerra (LNMIG), the National League of War Wounded and Invalids founded in Madrid in 1937. "The creation of this association was the first tangible outcome of the organizational efforts made by wounded Republican veterans. According to their provisional programme, their key concern was to remain 'useful' (útiles) to the war effort, and provide 'unconditional help to the government'. It was stated that the association should 'educate and re-educate the disabled veterans in physical and cultural terms. As a consequence of the efforts made by the LNMIG on behalf of disabled veterans, the government gave preference to the war wounded to fill vacant menial jobs such as janitors, messengers, and the like" (cf.Matthews, James. Spain at War: Society, Culture and Mobilization, 1936-44). The poster, created by an anonymous artist, depicts a wounded soldier supporting himself with a crutch being embraced by a typist, above text reading "Wounded soldier, take my place!" (translation mine). OCLC notes a single holding, at the Biblioteca Universitat de Barcelona. CARULLA 1.268.