CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION ORIGINAL POSTER MAO INK ON PAPER CHINA 20TH C.

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Auctions is very pleased to offer a powerful Chinese Cultural Revolution poster featuring a young Mao Zedong. In 1966, China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government. Believing that current Communist leaders were taking the party, and China itself, in the wrong direction, Mao called on the nation’s youth to purge the “impure” elements of Chinese society and revive the revolutionary spirit that had led to victory in the civil war and the formation of the People’s Republic of China. The Cultural Revolution continued in various phases until Mao’s death in 1976, and its tormented and violent legacy would resonate in Chinese politics and society for decades to come.
His own position in government had weakened after the failure of the “Great Leap Forward” (1958-60) and the economic crisis that followed. Mao gathered a group of radicals, including his wife Jiang Qing and defense minister Lin Biao, to help him attack current party leadership and reassert his authority. As part of this process thousands of powerful social and political posters were produced exhorting the Chinese people in a sweeping transformation of Chinese society. These brilliantly colorful images of cultural celebration, industrial development, agricultural production, and revolutionary heroes were displayed in homes and public spaces across the country. This superb poster is ink on paper. It measures 22.75 inches in width by 32.6 inches in height (57.7 cm by 82.8 cm). It is in good condition, and is an authentic work from the period of the Cultural Revolution (1966 -1976). A fabulous collector’s item, it would make a welcome addition to any collection of Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda art or collection of mid-20th century art in general.
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