Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster

Striding forward, red book held high, over a field of broken glyphs.

Chinese printers made this Cultural Revolution poster in ink on paper in China in the 20th century. Posters of this period, commonly dated 1966 to 1976, were often printed as woodcuts in a few colors. A man strides forward with one arm raised, holding a small red book. The orange background is broken into bold angular marks, while black line work fills the lower half. A small line of text sits beneath the image, in the white margin.

About 31 by 22 inches. Rough-cut energy in a single sheet.