Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Pure red, white characters, and no picture needed.

Printers in China made this Cultural Revolution poster in ink on paper in the 20th century. Text-only posters in this period, commonly associated with 1966 to 1976, were often set in large type for easy reading in public. Here a solid red field carries several lines of white characters in a single block, ending with a brushed signature in white at the lower right. The red is saturated and even, with a thin edge of white paper around it.

About 30 by 21 inches. A wall of color that speaks for itself.