Chairman Mao inspecting Fushun
Poster
1972 (made)
1972 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mao Zedong's personal aim behind the Cultural Revolution was to bolster his own position within the Communist Party. Posters helped to propagate the cult and here he is seen literally in the fore. Chairman Mao badges offered a means for people to 'own' the cult and demonstrate their allegiance. The Fushun mines were historically significant and this poster probably refers to an actual visit made by Mao in order to demonstrate his camaraderie with his people.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Chairman Mao inspecting Fushun (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Anonymous Cultural Revolution Poster. China, ca. 1972. |
| Physical description | Chairman Mao standing on a mountaintop proudly surveying Chinese productivity (a view of the mines below). He is accompanied by three males and one female. Two members of this entourage wear miners' lamps. In the left distance, a crowd of smiling youths approaches. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Chairman Mao on a tour of inspection in Fushun |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
| Production | [sold for 0.12 Yuan] |
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| Summary | Mao Zedong's personal aim behind the Cultural Revolution was to bolster his own position within the Communist Party. Posters helped to propagate the cult and here he is seen literally in the fore. Chairman Mao badges offered a means for people to 'own' the cult and demonstrate their allegiance. The Fushun mines were historically significant and this poster probably refers to an actual visit made by Mao in order to demonstrate his camaraderie with his people. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Chinese Propaganda Posters from the Collection of Michael Wolf' Taschen. 2003. |
| Other number | LS.1468 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1831-2004 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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