Archival Note Card | Cultural Revolution | #16

Cap-wearing figure lifts a small book overhead against swirling carved lines.

This is an archival note card from the cultural revolution series, no. 16, titled "the little red book in black & white". It is archival paper. Propaganda posters and prints from China's Cultural Revolution, generally dated from 1966 to 1976, used bold flat color and slogans to carry political messages. Tall-format black-and-white woodcut style card. The man stands in a heavy coat in the foreground, one arm raised, and stylized waves of chiseled strokes whirl behind him. Large white characters on black run across the bottom. It is 7 inches long and 5 high.

Every line carved with real conviction.