Norman Bethune was a Canadian surgeon who volunteered to help the People’s Liberation Army in the 1930s. Mao held him up as a model for emulation. See an animated storybook of Norman Bethune here and another collection of storybook pages here. Chairman Mao Meets with Comrade Norman BethuneArtistsXu Rongchu 徐荣初、Zhao Dajun 找大军、Yuan Yao'e 袁耀锷PeriodCultural Revolution 1966-1976ClassificationOilDimensions15" x 12.5" (38 cm x 32.5 cm)Share