The museum is open today 10 am - 5 pm
34th Ave, Queens, NY 11106
Qian Songyan, Artist (1898-1985)
Born in Yixing 宜兴，Jiangsu 江苏 province. His works have been exhibited globally.
Mao Zedong with his childhood home underneath.
This papercut is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.
Spanish edition of Mao’s quotations.
A “Little Red Book” style of Mao’s poetry works. Mao was an avid poet and calligrapher, his poetry was highly prized and shared.
The man on the left crouched down is holding an abacus to add the measurements.
The young girl is stopping to pick up grains before heading on to school. She has a book bag, bedding, and copies of Mao’s works. The man is wearing a Mao button.
A traditional style Chinese brush painting. The characters on the side are the name and year. You can also see a red artist chop below the characters for the year. This little boy is carrying a book bag similar to this.
It is a military book bag with the characters 为人民服务 “Service to the People” hand-embroidered on the flap. You can see a similar bag in the print here.