Common Folk 老百姓

The children’s badges read 红卫兵 “Red Guard” and the image on the floor reads, 我爱北京天安门 “I love Beijing Tiananmen.” The poem of the same name in the top righthand corner is below.

New artwork applied to traditional pieces.

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.

This poster is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.

This poster is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.

This poster is contained in a protective acid-free covering. There may be some noticeable glare.

The original was painted in 1973.