Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

A locomotive, a soldier and a log, drawn with a fast hand.

This poster was printed in ink on paper in China in the 20th century, from the Cultural Revolution years. Stories of heroic rescues were popular subjects. A soldier in a cap with a red star leaps along the track with a heavy log in his arms, while a dark steam locomotive bears down at the left, its headlamp glowing. A crowd fills the lower background. A vertical line of red characters sits at the right.

About 21 by 30 inches. Speed, drawn in a hurry.