Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Go Among the Workers..., 1970
$2,895
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Go among the workers, peasants and soldiers and into the thick of struggle!" written in Chinese on the bottom. Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acrylic.
Not Chinese export. Produced for the domestic Chinese citizenship.
- CREATOR Unknown. China.
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DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1970s.
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MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Paper, Metal, Acrylic.
- CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Not professionally framed. Minor wear on frame.
- DIMENSIONS H 42.5 in. W 30.75 in. D 1 in.
HISTORY
In addition to producing propaganda posters to address the Chinese masses, during the mid-1960s, China began to export a large number of posters to the United States and Europe. Exported posters often had the Chinese captions translated into English, French, and German. Once the posters arrived in the United States and Europe, they were distributed by Maoist groups.
The most common themes of export posters were “class-struggle” and “liberation.” These types of export posters became very popular among the “New Left” and many left-wing students. As a result, Cultural Revolution export posters were a popular choice for students’ dorm room décor from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
