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.
Inner Mongolia.
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 boy is holding booklets of quotations by Mao.
Inner Mongolia.
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 Serfs creating a new history,” number one in a series of woodblock prints.
“Red hearts” refer to the hearts of revolutionaries.
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.