Chinese Cultural Revolution Print

Serious young man, star-capped, over a band of crisp white characters.

This Cultural Revolution print of Chairman Mao is by Chairman Mao, from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is ink on paper. Portraits of Mao Zedong were widely displayed in homes, schools, factories and public squares in China during these years, and they followed standard poses and compositions. Red field framed in cream, with a black-and-white portrait of a man in a star cap and a red-tabbed collar. Two lines of white block characters across the bottom are set on a deep red band. It is 5.2 inches wide and 7.3 high.

The slogan is as direct as the stare.