Group: Cityscape 城景

A woman working a steel factory in the Cultural Revolution

Youthful Red Like Fire 青春红似火

Cityscape 城景, Newest Additions 最新增加, Oil 油画, Prints 印刷图, Women

The Chinese name includes the characters 青春 “youthful spring,” which refers to the youthful beauty in a person’s appearance.

The Little Station 小站

Cityscape 城景, Common Folk 老百姓, Newest Additions 最新增加, Pre-Cultural Revolution 文革之前, Prints 印刷图, Women, Woodblock 板画

Print # 7 in the Appreciation of Modern Art Volume 3

Premier Zhou’s Pajamas 周总理的睡衣

Cityscape 城景, Prints 印刷图, Traditional Chinese 国画, Women

The calligraphy in the outside top right corner is the name of the painting. The inside is the date, 1977, and location, Beijing. The two red “chops” are the artist’s signature.

The Role Model 榜样

Cityscape 城景, Common Folk 老百姓, Oil 油画, Prints 印刷图

Better By The Day 蒸蒸日上

Cityscape 城景, Great Achievements, Oil 油画, Prints 印刷图

The Chinese name 蒸蒸日上 is an expression that literally means, “steaming days better”. It is an expression that carries the idea that things get better through steaming, such as steamed foods. The character 蒸，means to cook by steam.

Masters of the Country 国家的主人

Cityscape 城景, Ethnic Groups 民族, Political 政治色彩, Prints 印刷图, Women, Woodblock 板画

“The Serfs creating a new history,” number two in a series of woodblock prints.

The Underground Great Wall 地下长城

Cityscape 城景, Great Achievements, Oil 油画, Red Guard 红卫兵, Women

The Later Years of a Youth Worker 童工的晚年

Cityscape 城景, Common Folk 老百姓, Women, Woodblock 板画, Youth 青年

Taking young children for a tour of the surroundings.