A traditional scroll painting of Qu Yuan 屈原, 340 BCE to 287 BCE. He was a Chinese poet and politician who lived during the Chu Dynasty. He is connected to the history of the Dragon Boat Festival and the popular rice pockets called, 粽子 zong zi.
Legend has it that out of despair for life, he jumped into the water and villagers threw rice into the water to keep the fish away from his body.
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.
Print # 9 in the Appreciation of Modern Art Volume 3
This piece is displayed in celebration of Women’s History Month. All women, as a group, in all cultures, under all governments deserve equal celebration. There is a little red book of Mao’s quotes like this one. She is wearing a Mao button like this one.…