Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

A knotted fist wrapped in rope, and faces caught inside it.

Printers in China made this Cultural Revolution poster in ink on paper in the 20th century. Posters of the period, commonly associated with 1966 to 1976, were often made to announce meetings and gatherings. On a deep orange-red ground, a cartoonish fist is bound with rope and clustered with caricatured faces. Three large brush characters tilt across the top in white and black.

About 31 by 22 inches. Hard-hitting graphic design from another era. It is the sort of print that ends up the center of the wall whether you plan it or not.