Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, Framed

Chairman Mao's profile, ringed in rays of light. Propaganda at its most direct.

This framed Cultural Revolution poster is from China, 20th century, in ink on paper. During those years, posters like this were a principal tool of mass political mobilization, placing Mao's image in factories, schools and streets while millions suffered under the campaigns they promoted. Printed in vivid orange and red, this one shows him in a capped uniform with a star, above Chinese text announcing an exhibition on the victory of his revolutionary line, hosted by a Beijing jade factory group. Just over thirty-two inches high.

A notice for a show that ran for one month. The image has run much longer.