| Stock
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Image (click to view enlargement) |
Descriptions
and Background of the Item
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C2831 |
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Titled "Agriculture studies Da Zai", this
wood block poster shows a number of farmers riding on
a tractor, looking afar and inspired. Da Zai was the model
village set up during the Cultural Revolution, its village
commune was a success and all villages were ordered to
learn from it and grow the Da Zai spirit. |
| C2830 |
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Titled "Resist U.S, Support North
Korea, and protect our country", this wood block
print featured the Chinese general Peng Dehui, who led
the Chinese volunteer army fighting with the North Koreans
in the 1950s. The Chinese on the right says "In 1950,
our volunteer army supported North Korean army in the
war against the U.S." This wood block is similar
to C2824 but the background color is red.
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C2829 |
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Post the cultural revolution, the Chinese
government launched the campaign to blame the aftermath
of the Cultural Revolution to be the fault of the four
people who headed the Cultural Revolution committee. In
this cartoon like wood block poster, it shows on the right,
"the Cultural Revolution fruit of the labor,"
and on the left, it shows the Gang of four climbing onto
the top of the grape vine, "stealing the fruit by
the four thieves", as the description of the poster
stated ...click for details |
C2828 |
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Titled "Mao Ze Dong in Yan An Yang's
Village", this poster shows Mao Ze Dong hanging out
with the ordinary farmers. An attempt to show that Mao
Ze Dong has always been aligned with the proletarian class
citizens, and his government is based on the foundation
of "for the people". This poster shows a very
happy and smiling Mao Ze Dong and happy peasants, with
the Yanan pagoda in the background. |
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C2827
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Post the fall of the Gang of the Four,
the cartoonists of China launched a campaign to paint
the ugliness of the four members of the communist party
who were blamed for the Cultural Revolution. This poster
shows the four accused criminals being led to the court's
defense seating area. Each image has an associated name
representing Jiang Qing, Zhang Chun Qiao, Wang Hong Wen
and Yao Wen Yun.
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C2826 |
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Titled "Learn from Lu Xun's Revolutionary
Spirit, criticize Lin Biao, Confucius and Meng Zi",
this poster was used to praise the pro communist writer
Lu Xun and to criticize the Confucius and Meng Zi, old
Chinese philosophers. |
C2825 |
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The Cultural Revolution ended when the
gang of the four, namely Jiang Qing, Wang Hong Wen, Yao
Wen Yuan, and Zhang Chun Qian were arrested. They were
blamed for the Cultural Revolution and were trialed and
sentenced on National TV. This poster titled "People's
Faces, Animal's Hearts, Hoping to change the world"
was an reference to the changing political atmosphere
and the national hatred towards the four politicians. |
C2824 |
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itled "Resist U.S, Support North
Korea, and protect our country", this wood block
print featured the Chinese general Peng Dehui, who led
the Chinese volunteer army fighting with the North Koreans
in the 1950s. The Chinese on the right says "In 1950,
our volunteer army supported North Korean army in the
war against the U.S."
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C2823 |
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Titled
"Red Army do not fear of the difficulties of Long
March in 1935", this poster shows Mao Ze Dong riding
a horse with his comrade and heir apparent Lin Biao in
the background. |
C2814 |
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Titled "All counter-revolutionaries
are paper tigers," this poster shows the unity of
Chinese military looking afar, while their feet rest on
the carton like characters representing the western world.
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C2813 |
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Titled "The world's proletarian
class unite! Get rid of American Imperialism," this
wood block poster was created by Beijing Art School Revolutionary
Committee.
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C2794 |
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This wood block print shows Mao Ze Dong
surrounded by communist flags. This poster which looks
like a paper cuts has the following phrases on the right
"Love Chairman Mao unconditionally, Believe in Chairman
Mao unconditionally, Admire Chairman Mao unconditionally,
Be Loyal to Chairman Mao unconditionally." On the
left it says "Think of Chairman Mao with everything
you do, Obey Chairman Mao with everything you do, Follow
closely with Chairman Mao with everything you do, For
Chair ...click
for details |
| C2783 |
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This black and white poster was produced
by Jiangxi Normal school Jing Gang Shan Red Guards Art
School, called "Jing Gang Shan News Poster",
named after the mountain where Mao Zedong led a group
of peasants and staged an uprising, which was called Autumn
Harvest Uprising in Hunan province on September 8, 1927.
This poster's theme is on the unity of the three leading
proletarian classes, the PLA soldiers, the peasants and
the factory workers, with criticism on Peng De Huai and
Nikit ...click
for details |
| C2777 |
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This poster was created by Shandong High
school and University Red Representatives Committee and
published by Shandong Mao's Thoughts Red Guards on October
30, 1970. Combining some of the most popular block prints
of the time, this poster shows also cartons of different
capitalist world leaders. This collage poster is a great
representation of the variety of materials being produced
during the Cultural Revolution. |
C2775 |
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Perhaps the most infamous poster originated
from early Cultural Revolution, this poster titled Group
Ugliness) portrayed in a cartoon drawing format, depicted
a number of communist leaders (with names written next
to the person) and other world leaders that were representatives
of capitalists. The original poster was created post the
fall of Liu Shao Qi and the artist painted a picture to
depict all the comrades that followed Liu Shao Qi’s
capitalist road, however, the hidden message, which was
...click
for details |
C2773 |
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Titled "Unite the proletarian class
of the world", this poster was created by Beijing
University "eight one eight" rebellion army,
1967. The poster shows the hands holding a hammer.
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| C2772 |
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A familiar image to some during the 1960s
for Chinese is the first woman who drove the tractor.
Millions of images featuring a first female tractor, named
Liang Jun in the fifties. According to Chinese documents,
Liang Jun was born in 1931 into a poverty-stricken peasant
family, Liang was sent to live and work in a nearby landlord's
family as a child bride when she was 12. She was first
of the many women trained in heavy machineries. Since
then the female tractor image was used frequently sy ...click
for details |
C2771 |
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Titled "Seven hundred millions of
people, seven hundred millions of soldier", this
poster shows Mao in army general coat, waving. The communist
flag is flying on the background, with sun flowers surrounding
the foot of Mao Ze Dong. Mao was referred as the sun to
the Chinese people and the sun flowers are symbolic of
the people. |
| C2770 |
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This Chinese wood block poster is a Soviet
Memorial Poster. Titled “Female Soldiers in World
War II”, this poster is one of the posters from
the Soviet Memorial series. In Chinese it says “Female
Soldiers Contribution to World War II. Soviet World War
II Memorial Poster”. In Russian, it says ""Glory
to our female comrades-in-arms!". Russian translation
courtesy of Avram Brown. |
C2769 |
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Titled "Sun rises from our hands",
this Chinese wood block poster shows a female peasant
soldier carrying a rifle on her shoulder, her hands together,
handing a rising sun. This poster is symbolic of ordinary
people rising from below and hard work with hands produces
sun light and hope. |
| C2768 |
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This poster is titled "full support
to Anti America, Support North Korean Volunteer Army Soldiers".
On the left in green army coats are Chinese Volunteer
Army soldiers, holding letters to show their support to
their brothers and sisters of North Koreans, and on the
right are U.S. soldiers in defeating positions. A poster
from August 1951, during the Korean War.
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C2767 |
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This Chinese wood block print reflects
the changing atmosphere between China and Soviet in the
60s. Post the secret speech of Nikita Khrushchev, China
accused Soviet of chasing after Capitalism, and called
Soviet the revisionist. This poster is titled "Break
the dog head of the Soviet Revisionism". Soviet's
leaders were under the fists of two Chinese soldiers wearing
the arm bands of "Rebel". From left to right,
these Russian leaders were A. N. Kosygin, N. S. Khrushchev,
...click
for details |
C2766 |
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This Chinese wood block poster is a Soviet
Memorial Poster. Titled “March towards Berlin”,
this poster is one of the posters from the Soviet Memorial
series. In Chinese it says “March into Eastern Europe,
Soviet World War II Memorial Poster”. In Russian,
it says "Strike harder against the enemy! [In small
print, top left: "The gains of October."] [Below:]
"We will liberate our native cities and villages
from the fascist filth!" (Russian translation courtesy
of Avram Br ...click
for details |
C2765B |
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This Chinese wood block poster is a Soviet
Memorial Poster. Titled “Add bright colors to the
military flag of freedom, Soviet World War II Memorial
poster – Fight for Freedom”. In Russian it
says "I vow to conquer the foe!" (Russian translation
courtesy of Avram Brown) |
C2765 |
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This Chinese pro Soviet Union wood block
poster is titled "Soviet Union Red Army March Forward
to get rid of Nazis, a Soviet Union World War II Memorial
Poster". Messages in Russian is the following: On
your horses, proletarians!" [In smaller print: "Through
enemy land." (Russian translation courtesy of Avram
Brown)
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C2764 |
Wood
block - WWII Memorial Poster Soviet Union Stalin |
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This wood block poster printed in both
Chinese and English is a Chinese poster used to memorialize
the World War II Soviet soldiers. It says in Chinese "Scar
is the metal the soldier wears. Soviet Union World War
II Poster. Protect Joseph Stalin." In Russian, it
says "Every line [i.e., battle line] is decisive!"
(Russian translation courtesy of Avram Brown)
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| C2741 |
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Titled “Down Follow Mao Ze Dong,
the world is red all over”, this poster shows Mao
Ze Dong in the middle, surrounded by the soldiers from
the third world countries. On the lower right hand side,
it says “Down with American Imperialism, Down with
Soviet Hegemony and Down with the New Emperor (refer to
the Soviet leader’s intention to invade surrounding
countries)” 15" x 21". |
| C2740 |
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This wood block print is in an unusual
plum wine color, it shows Mao Ze Dong surrounded by impressionable
and hot blooded red guards. Mao's holding a scroll that
has his essay on it, and the red guards are holding Mao's
red books. The red guard flag is flowing. 15" x 21".
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| C2705 |
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Titled “Getting Rid of Little Japan
out of China,” this wood block poster contributes
the effort to rid of Japanese invaders during the world
war II era to the red army led by Mao Ze Dong. The background
of the poster shows the Victory of Ping Xing Guan. Another
30” x 20”.
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| C2704 |
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This Cultural Revolution wood block print
poster shows Mao riding a horse, with his followers marching
forward. The title of the poster is “1947, Chairman
Mao led his war (against the nationalist party) in Shan
Bei”. This poster depicted Mao leading the red army
fighting the nationalist. After the Long March the red
army moved their base to Shanbei, and set up Yanan as
the headquarter. 30” x 20”
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| C2684 |
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This unusual black and white wood block
print is in the celebration of the completion of Cheng
Du rail road, judging by the attire of the people, which
includes peasants, workers and minority Chinese, this
poster is likely to be a pre Cultural Revolution item.
30" x 21".
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| C2664 |
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Titled “Unite the world people,
down with American invaders and all other running dogs.”
The term of “a running dog” refers to capitalists
who follow the ways of United States. The poster features
the representatives of other third world country citizens,
which China had allied itself with.
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C2663 |
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Titled "Long live to the success
of Chairman Mao's Proletarian Class Revolutionary Road,"
this poster shows a smiling Mao's face, resemble the sun,
on the left corner, in the front are the three proletarian
class representatives, the peasant, the worker and the
soldier. In the background are the people of the Proletarian
class marching forward. 30" x 21".
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C2657 |
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Titled “Long Live to the success
of Chairman Mao’s Proletarian Revolution Road,”
this wood block print shows a smiling Mao and the Chinese
flag, along with the representatives of the proletarian
class citizens such as peasants, workers and soldiers.
Tianjin People’s Fine Art Publishing House, Revolution
Big Criticism Group, September 1969. |
C2655 |
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Titled "Heavenly Soldier Full of
Energy, Storm the Earth of Han – Rebel is Justified,"
this wood block print shows Mao wearing the Red Guard
arm band, while in the background the Red Guards are rebelling.
Red Guards were a prominent force during the early waves
of Cultural Revolution. Beijing Arts and Crafts and Fine
Art Institute, Revolution Committee, August 1967. 30"
x 20" |
C2654 |
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Titled "Heavenly Thunder Storm Opens
up new universe - Bomb the Headquarters," this wood
block print shows Mao using a calligraphy brush, writing
a big character poster titled "Bomb the Headquarters."
Some view that the big character poster written by Mao
was an ignition to the countrywide launch of the Cultural
Revolution. Beijing Arts and Crafts and Fine Art Institute,
Revolution Committee, August 1967. 30" x 20" |
C2653 |
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Titled "Unite the Proetarian Class,
Workers, Peasants and Soldiers United, Must Liberate Taiwan."
Created By Beijing Arts and Crafts University Revolutionary
Committee. 30" x 21".
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C2652 |
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This vivid wood block print features
an angry red guard, holding a rifle, and it is titled
"whoever is against Chairman Mao we will kill his
DOG HEAD", dog head, a demeaning way of referring
someone's head, apparently made its way in the propaganda
materials to show the resolve of the Red Guards. Created
by Capital Red Guards "Knife is Red" Editorial
Department, February 1968. |
C2651 |
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Titled "Success and bright road
of Wu Qi", The May 7 road is referring to Mao Zedong's
7 May Directive, which was released on 7 May 1966. As
explained in Dr. Stefan Landsberger’s site, located
at http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/m7.html, “In
this directive, Mao suggested setting up farms, later
called cadre schools, where cadres and intellectuals,
"sent down" from the cities, would perform manual
labor and undergo ideological reeducation.” During
the Cultural Revolution, & ...click
for details |
C2650 |
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Titled "Our work will definitely
succeed," this poster created by Cui Jing Wen and
printed in 1965.
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C2649 |
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This wood block print titled “Great
Cultural Flag holder Comrade Jiang Qing” portrays
Madam Mao or otherwise known as Jiang Qing extending her
arm out while looking afar. The red flags showed variety
of images of the heroes and heroines created from the
Peking Operas, which had class struggle and other “revolutionary”
themes, a project spearheaded by Jiang Qing to spread
the “revolutionary spirit”. Wood block print,
1972. 30” x 21”. |
C2648 |
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Poster is titled "People's Commune
is Good", and shows farmers and peasants celebrating
the establishment of People's Commune, which was one of
the campaigns in the 1950s. In the background, flags were
showing with the sign of "Long live to People's Commune."
Wood block print, 1958.
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C2617B |
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Large wood block print of Mao Ze Dong
to An Yuan. Perhaps the most important painting during
Cultural Revolution, this image portrays Mao igniting
the revolutionary flame. See more information on this
image at Stefan Lansberger's extensive site at http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/ay.html.
Wood block print. |
C2614 |
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Large wood block poster of smiling Mao
with the following slogan: "The environment for the
entire country's Proletarian Cultural Revolution is very
good, not just good. Mao Ze Dong." Ironically, the
situation of Cultural Revolution was actually out of Mao's
control, and these words were probably Mao's way of reassuring
himself more than anyone else. Local Revolutionary Committee
stamp on the upper left corner. 40" x 21".
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C2574 |
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The famous slogan of the “Country
is red all over” was politically incorrect, in that
the country of China, according to the Communist government,
included Taiwan, and since Taiwan was not “red”,
the statement was therefore incorrect. To correct it,
many changed the poster to reflect the Taiwan exclusion.
This poster, titled “The country of the Peony are
full of brightness – The Country (exclude Taiwan)’s
mountains and rivers (shan he) are red all over. The flower
of China is peony, and China ...click
for details
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C2571 |
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This “Government is established
through Guns!” slogan (qiang gan zi li mian chu
zheng quan” is a famous for its origin, which was
used frequently during the civil war in the 1940s. Created
by the Central Art Academy in 1970, this wood block poster
shows only the hands holding the rifles and the rifles
themselves and not the faces of these people. The other
lines of characters says “warm celebration of the
great success of the Indo zhinu – referring to southeast
Asia three countries’ people’s fig ...click
for details |
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C2570 |
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Large wood block print showing Mao waving,
on the left side of the poster it states “Long live
to people, Mao Zedong”, possibly a poster developed
to show Mao’s love for his people by the Revolutionary
Committee. Undated, stamp is half faded, but it was enough
to show it belonged to the fighting group of a revolutionary
committee unit. 40” x 21”. |
| C2569 |
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Titled “Follow Chairman Mao, the
world is red all over”, this wood block shows Mao
and the people of the Third wood, holding the Red Books
looking afar. The lower right corner shows the banner
of “Down with American Imperialism, Down with Soviet
Hegemony, Down with the new Emperor (refer to Soviet)!”
30” x 21”
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C2557 |
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A collage of Mao’s pictures in
variety stage of his political life, this poster has the
winter blossoming plum flowers on the upper right corner
to symbolizing longevity. A stamp on the lower right says
“long live Chairman Mao. Created by the Capital
Red Representatives, Central Art Academy The East is Red
People’s Commune, Henan Twenty’s Commune Division,
Yuxi Divisional People’s Commune Art Army Commander
office. 30” x 16.5”. c.1968 |
C2555 |
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After Mao authorized the Big Character
Poster (dazibao) as a form of criticizing the government
and the Red Guards as the main force for pushing the campaign
forward, Cultural Revolution gained its momentum. But
it was obvious, as it turns out out, that Red Guards’
infighting was getting more and more brutal. Harsh languages
were exchanged, and the accusations of not enough Mao
worshipping between the two factions (the original revolutionary
vs. the rebellion) became more direct and the language
...click
for details |
C2554 |
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During the Cultural Revolution, criticism
sessions were conducted as a way of implementing the latest
direction from the Central Government. Called “The
Revolution Big Criticism”, this wood block print
shows a Red Guard holding what might be a stick, hitting
two enemies, the Chinese characters accompanying these
two in defeat positions says “Ultra Lefties”
and “America and Capitalist (Soviet Union). Post
Sino-Soviet split in 1960, Soviet was to be classified
as another Capitalist like America. T ...click
for details |
C2553 |
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Different factions of the red guards
were formed during the early stages of the Cultural Revolution.
The original groups of Red Guards were senior cadre's
children, and the rebellion faction was the Red Guard
who were from good class backgrounds. In this wood block
print, the large red Chinese character stated the following:
"The Proletarian class revolution faction is in control
of the power." In the poster, it depicts a Red Guard
holding a Mao's Thoughts book. Under his fist, ...click
for details |
C2552 |
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This wood block print is titled “Must
Liberate Taiwan, 1969.” It shows representatives
of the Chinese people, including Chinese minorities and
the PLA soldiers holding Mao’s thoughts booklet
and guns looking afar with resolved impressions on their
face. 31” x 21.5”. |
C2551 |
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This wood block print shows the different
characters from the major Revolution Peking Operas and
Ballets invented during the Cultural Revolution period.
Headed by Madam Mao, 8 major Peking Operas and Ballets
were created, called the Modern Revolution Sample Plays,
these operas and ballets portrayed the class struggles
and greatness of People. For instance, in the poster,
there were characters from the Red Lantern, the White-Haired
Girl, the Red Female Detachment. Quotes of Mao Ze Dong
says “The ...click
for details |
C2550 |
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Titled “Down with American Imperialism,
down with Soviet Hegemony”, this wood block print
recycles the same image of C2548 to show a slightly different
slogan. Wood block prints were usually created by Revolution
Committees as memorabilia items during the Cultural Revolution
era. 31” x 21.5”. |
C2549 |
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Titled "American Imperialism must
be defeated, The people of the world will achieve success",
this wood block poster from 1969 shows the resolve of
the people. China has always positioned itself as the
leader of the 3rd world countries and set up America as
the enemy. This poster portrays the PLA soldier leading
the people of Africa, Latin America and Asia. 31"
x 21.5". |
C2548 |
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Chairman Mao’s images were seen
painted to be next to Lenin And Marx during the Cultural
Revolution as he was positioned as a world communist leader
like Lenin and Marx. Titled “Long live to the undefeated
Maxim, Leninism and Mao Ze Dong Thoughts”, this
poster shows the three communist leaders profile. 31”
x 21.5”
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C2547 |
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Wood block print with people who are
from Asia, Latin America and Africa, friends and allies
of China holding guns pointing at presumably enemies from
the Western world. 31” x 21.5”
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C2546 |
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Created by Tianjin People’s Art
Publishing House, as a result of revolutionary big criticism
in September 1969, this Chinese political propaganda poster,
titled “Longevity and Success to Chairman Mao’s
Proletarian Class Revolution Road” shows the Chinese
people holding Mao’s red books and march forward
on the lower side of the poster, while a smiling Chairman
Mao’s headshot on the center of the poster. 31”
x 21.5”
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C2545 |
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Created by Tianjin People’s Art
Publishing House, as a result of revolutionary big criticism
in September 1969, this Chinese political propaganda poster,
titled “Raise the alert level, protect our country,
and prepared always to destroy invading enemies”
wood block print shows the Chinese people with resolved
look on their faces holding the red flags and the board
that says “raise the alert level, protect the country”.
31” x 21.5”
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C2544 |
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Titled "Revolutionary Committee
is Good", this poster from 1971 was likely a memorabilia
in celebration of the anniversary of revolutionary committee.
Featured on the poster are the representatives -- workers,
farmers, soldiers, etc. These people were the typical
make up of a revolutionary committee, which replaced the
governments and related government entities. 31"
x 21.5" |
C2543 |
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One of Madam Mao's contribution to Cultural
Revolution is largely related to the creation of the Modern
Peking Opera and Revolutionary Ballets. In this wood block
poster created by Ben Teng Ji from Beijing Movie Company's
Revolution and Rebel United Department, it portrays Jiang
Qing, or Madam Mao, holding a red book, and in the PLA
uniform, looking afar and extending her arm out. In the
background there are characters from the Peking Operas
and Ballets such as the Red Lantern, the White ...click
for details |
C2542 |
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Created by Central Fine Art Block Print
department in September 1968, this poster is titled "Chairman
Mao, we are your loyal red guard". The red guards
are painted holding Mao's thoughts excerpts. Mao Ze dong
is painted waving and wearing the red guard arm band.
30" x 21". |
C2541 |
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"Down with Liu Shao Qi", this
wood block print shows the three elite class of citizens
during the Cultural Revolution - farmers, PLA soldier
and workers holding big character poster and the sign
of "Revolution Big Critism". Liu Shao Qi, was
the main target of the Cultural Revolution. He was Mao's
heir, though Mao was not ready to give up his power and
had decided to attack Liu Shao Qi by accusing him going
the capitalist road for his revision in the collectivization
effor ...click for details |
C2540 |
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"Must continue the Great Proletarian
Cultural revolution to the end!" wood block print,
shows the worker and the PLA soldier holding down a flag
that says the above slogan and putting down the enemy
class of capitalist roader, counterrevolutionaries, economy
oriented theory, and those who want to destroy the great
proletarian cultural revolution. Shen Yang military department,
Feb 1969. |
C2539 |
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Wood block print of Jiang Qing (Madam
Mao) holding a red book, with background of different
Peking Operas which she had promoted during Cultural Revolution.
In writing is Mao's Quotation on the definition of revolutionary
art - art must serve certain class and belongs to certain
political route. Like Lenin said, "it's like the
screw and wheel" to the entire revolution led by
the Proletarian class. 30" x 21". |
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Cultural
Revolution Poster - Learn from Jiang Qing
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During
Cultural Revolution, prior to the capture of "Gang
of Four," Madam Mao, as depicted in this poster,
was known as the Mao's best student. In this extremely
rare poster image, Madam Mao, also referred as Jiang
Qing, is seen raising Mao's little Red Book, in Cultural
Revolution Uniform and People's Liberation Army hat.
On the lower side, the title of the poster states the
following: "Learn from Jiang Qing! Pay Respect
to Comrade Jiang Qing". From the Editor's office
of "Factory Worker, Farmer and The People's Liberation
Army Art News Paper," this poster was priced at
3 Chinese Cents. Click
for details.... |
C2525 |
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Titled “Establish
roots in te factory and farm land’, this poster
depicts an old farmer and a PLA soldier together, with
Mao’s excerpt on the left right side, stating that
Revolution must be a movement of the people. Created by
People’s Police Protection of Mao Ze Dong Revolution
Group, this wood block print is a fine example of the
local production of Mao’s propaganda material. Great
stamp on the left side authenticating its origin. Size:
30” by 21”. |
| C2524 |
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This poster is titled “Bomb
the Commander Office”, a sentence from Mao’s
words, referring to Mao’s anti Liu Shao Qi movement.
Created by People’s Police Protection of Mao Ze
Dong Revolution Group, this wood block print is a fine
example of the local production of Mao’s propaganda
material. Great stamp on the left side authenticating
its origin. Size: 35” by 24”. |
C2523 |
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This Revolution Committee
created wood block print shows Mao’s headshot framed
in sunflowers. Just below his headshot is the word of
“Loyalty”. Just below it, it says “Celebration
of Chairman Mao’s Longevity”. This poster
uses the sunflower as an analogy of Mao as Mao was the
red sun and sunflowers were associated with sunlight.
Size: 22” by 15”. |
| C2522 |
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Created by KunMing Worker
Art United Fighting Group, this poster is titled “We
will forever be loyal to our dear beloved Chairman Mao”.
Size: 27” by 13.5”. On the right side are
Mao, Lin Biao, Jiang Qing (Madam Mao), Kang Sheng, Chen
Bo Da, and Zhou En Lai. Each person played an integral
part during the Cultural Revolution and many were later
considered traitors by Mao and others were sentences to
prison after the end of the Cultural Revolution. The only
survivors that went through Cultural Rev ...click
for details |
| C2520 |
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This poster has the title
of “Taking Chen Shui Bian’s dog head to be
used for the memorial of our fighters” Chen Shui
Bian, the head of Wuhan Government, was an underground
communist party member, and was later appointed to be
a government official, during Cultural Revolution, Mao
wanted to get rid of Liu Shao Qi, chairman of China, and
since Liu Shao Qi was an underground communist party member,
it became one of his crimes, as Mao stated that these
underground communist party members during Chi ...click
for details |
| C2519 |
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Titled “Down with the
new emperor”, this revolution committee created
block print features Mao’s excerpt that calls for
the rise of poor suppressed class of citizens of the world.
“xin sha huang”, the new emperor, is referring
to Soviet Union, after the break up between China and
Soviet Union in the early 60s. Size: 24” by 23”.
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| C2518 |
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This poster was developed
by the Revolution Committee in the late 1960s and is a
depiction of an image responding to Mao's words -- "People
and Army are united like one person, Let's see who can
be our enemy". Size: 32" by 23". |
| C2514 |
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Titled "Chairman is
our red sun in our heart", this Cultural Revolution
block print features a waving Mao standing in front of
the sun, and a number of citizens of China waving red
books. Note the representation of the citizens include
the PLA soliders, the factory workers, the farmers and
ethnic minorities. Size: 30" by 21". |
| C2441 |
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This rare poster features
the Revolution Commender office's main characters: This
poster features Mao, Lin Biao, Jiang Qing (Madam Mao),
Kang Sheng, Chen Bo Da, and Zhou En Lai. The poster consists
of a picture cut out of these people on the top of Tiananmen
square, interviewing the Revolution Army. Each person
played an integral part during the Cultural Revolution
and many were later considered traitors by Mao and others
were sentences to prison after the end of the Cultural
Revolution. The ...click
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| C2440 |
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Titled “following right
behind Chairman Mao and March forward in the wind and
storm”, this wood block print shows Mao waving his
arm while wearing the “Red Guard” arm band.
In the background, there are many red guards holding red
flag. Size: 31” by 15”. |
C2424 |
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This poster consists of
six paper cuts featuring Mao and the celebrating Farmers
and was developed by Mao's theory propaganda advocate
revolution committee, and published by An Hui Province
People's Art Revolution Committee in April 1969. Revolution
Committee was a byproduct of Cultural Revolution, which
replaced local governments, and was dissolved after the
Cultural Revolution. Paper cut posters is a very rare
form of Cultural Revolution artifact due to very limited
production, often o ...click
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C2406 |
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This Cultural Revolution
Poster is a wood block print of a young Mao Ze Dong. On
the upper right corner it was an imprint of a famous Mao's
slogan, "One little flame can ignite the entire steppe".
The bottom half of the poster is a painting of a boat
and house, the boat seems to be floating on the Dong Ting
Lake, where Mao grew up. 586 copies were ever produced. |
| C2295 |
Cultural
Revolution Block Print Poster # 4 |
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Titled “We Love Chairman
Mao Unconditionally”, this wood block print depicts
many hot blooded young red guards holding red books and
red flags looking up to the head shot of Mao. During Cultural
Revolution, Mao was elevated to the god like position,
worshipped by millions of Chinese, especially students.
Size: 30” L by 20.5” W. |
| C2294 |
Cultural
Revolution Poster Block Print 3
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Titled “Great Country
Wide Land, We can do what we want”, this poster
features students who were sent down to the country side,
holding Mao’s Theory and red flag. This poster symbolizes
the movement of students being sent down to the country
side to be re-educated and work and live with the farmers.
Wood block print was a popular method for creating Cultural
Revolution propaganda materials, as it was a cheap and
fast form to create propaganda posters to be used by different
revolution committee ...click
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| C2292 |
Cultural
Revolution Poster - block print 2 |
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Titled “Long Live
Mao’s Theory”, this poster features the three
elite class citizen of the PLA soldiers, the factory workers
and the farmers each holding Mao’s Theory Red Book,
with their face looking forward. The background depicts
many farmers and factory workers each holding a red book,
symbolizing their loyalty towards Mao. Wood block print
was a popular method for creating Cultural Revolution
propaganda materials, as it was a cheap and fast form
to create propaganda posters to be used by di ...click
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| C2291 |
Cultural
Revolution Poster - Mao block print |
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Titled “Mao Leading
Us Going Forward”, this poster features the three
elite class citizen of the PLA solider, the factory worker
and the farmer each holding Mao’s Theory Red Book,
with their face looking forward. The background is full
of red guards, red flags and red books. Wood block print
was a typical form for creating Cultural Revolution propaganda
as it was a cheap and fast form to create propaganda posters
to be used by different revolution committees. Size: 30”
L by 21” W. |
| C2288 |
Must
Liberate Taiwan PLA Airforce Poster |
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Titled “Must Liberate
TaiWan”, this wood block print poster was developed
by Chinese Airforce Red Eagle Creative Team, and printed
by the Central Commander Printing Company in September
1970. The price of the poster at the time was 8 Chinese
cents. |
| C2268 |
"Bomb
the Commander Office" Block print |
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This unusual block print
from Cultural Revolution era depicts the famous scene
known "Bomb the Commander Office", "My
first big letter post" written in 1968 by Mao. The
essay pointed all arrows to the then Chinese chairman
Liu Shao Qi, who Mao disliked and subsequently gotten
rid of. Liu died during Cultural Revolution after a series
of struggle sessions and his family was humiliated. Historically
speaking, the "Bomb the Commander Office" ignited
the infamous Cultur ...click for
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| C2267 |
Cultural
Revolution Block Print - Lin Biao |
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This Cultural Revolution
block print portrays Lin Biao holding Mao's red book,
titled "Raise Mao's Theory Highly and Raise the Greatest
Red Flag", this poster's background is painted with
a People's Liberation Army soldier pushing a startled
horse off the rail road in an attempt to save the train
from crashing. In small prints, it says "Serve the
People, In memory of Bai Qiu En, Yu Gong can move the
Mountain". Bai Qiu En is Dr. Norman Bethune, a Canadian
revol ...click for details |
| C2265 |
Cultural
Revolution Block print Lin Biao |
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This Cultural Revolution Propaganda poster features Lin
Biao holding Mao's red book. Titled "Establish Mao's
theory being the only right theory", this poster
features Mao's supposed successor Lin Biao advocating
Mao's theory. Created by Central Government Art College
Revolution Committee Propaganda Division in January 1968,
this poster has its historical significance in that Lin
Biao was later thought a threat to Mao's power, and subsequently
ceased from political s ...click
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