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Title: Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster - Chairman Mao Together with Teachers and Students of the Shaoshan School in Hunan
Description: 0. No Binding. Poster, Approx.20x30 inches. Later printing of a poster originally published by People's Fine Art House. The poster describes Mao's 1959 visit with teachers and students in Hunan province. Shaoshan is Mao's birthplace. The Cultural Revolution which took place between circa 1966 and 1976 was a social/ political movement. Mao Tse Tung, then Chairman of the ruling Communist Party started this movement to reinforce strict communist dogma. Capitalism and traditional Chinese culture were to be obliterated. Big-character posters were used to denounce people as opponents of the Revolution. Red Guards (pupils and students who swear loyalty to Mao and his Little Red Book) destroy anything that is branded 'old' and eliminate people considered 'rightists'. The posters also were part of the campaign to respond to particular issues as they arose locally or nationally. The Cultural Revolution plunges China into turmoil and internal strife; the country is in chaos, but the posters only show enthusiasm. Nice. Very Good.

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