They Still Draw Pictures

October 17, 2003 12:51 PM

They Still Draw Pictures. Drawings made by children during the Spanish Civil War.
posted by plep (10 comments total)

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posted by kickingtheground at 1:02 PM on October 17, 2003

no, no, no. Spain and Iraq are two different countries.
posted by xmutex at 1:07 PM on October 17, 2003

Hey, plep! Jinx! - I must have been Googling while you were posting!
posted by anastasiav at 1:09 PM on October 17, 2003

thanks. I love graphics from the SR period. I was amazed at the quality of some of he stuff in there. Mr Gomez from Valencia's still life is amazing at age 8.

The political pieces and maps were great as well.
posted by infowar at 2:35 PM on October 17, 2003

Anyone else ever seen the movie "The Devil's Backbone?" It takes place during the Spanish civil war and one of the characters is constantly drawing comics. There's a scene where the main character goes through his private stash and it totally reminds me of the stuff on that site.
posted by atom128 at 2:45 PM on October 17, 2003

great stuff..thanks, plep
posted by amberglow at 2:47 PM on October 17, 2003

Excellent post, plep, thanks! This is an extensive gallery, quite interesting to browse. Some of these are quite sophisticated while others are simply charming.
posted by madamjujujive at 10:35 PM on October 17, 2003

anastasiav :- Yay, jinx! Coincidentally I was looking at the Spanish Civil War site yesterday, saw Matt's post and thought it'd fit in well (yeah, yeah, theme day, I know...)
posted by plep at 5:13 AM on October 18, 2003

kickingtheground :- Oh, gotcha. No, this is completely different site, although I really love the stuff on papaink.org too.
posted by plep at 10:06 AM on October 18, 2003

no, no, no. Spain and Iraq are two different countries.

Excuse me?

I saw this exhibit first hand. It is quite striking.
posted by amauck at 7:43 PM on October 18, 2003