The Catalan Mario Armengol Torrella was the only Spanish artist to work so prolifically for British and Allied propaganda during the Second World War. He did so in a versatile and extremely modern style, which was a forerunner of today’s comics. His work continues to challenge us on a far-reaching question: how can a visionary filled with hatred (Hitler) lead entire peoples into the abyss, seducing society itself to the point of collective destruction?
DRAWING THE APOCALYPSE…
Discover the only Spanish artist who worked extensively for British and Allied propaganda during the Second World War. From 1941 to 1945, the Catalan Mario Armengol Torrella (Sant Joan de les Abadesses, 1909 – Nottingham, 1995) drew some two thousand cartoons or caricatures attacking the Third Reich and the Axis for publication in newspapers and magazines in neutral and Allied countries, from New Zealand to Haiti. It is a spectacular, hitherto unknown, body of work covering almost all the fronts and satirising the most prominent figures of that brutal war. All caricatured in a versatile and tremendously modern style, which prefigured today’s comics.
‘Ink against Hitler’ will be open to visitors at the MuVIM until 16 February 2025.
Report by ‘24/7 Valencia’ team
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