That's what State friends are for, right? Gifting larger than life pictures of their dead founding father, who is part of your shared political lineage. Or, come to think of it, in this particular case, the painting is more of the consolation prize, given that it came on the heels of the Soviets pulling out all economic and... Continue Reading →
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Collecting a Big Harvest, Hui County, Henan 1961
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An Old Man in Wuxi, 1964
This photo was taken by René Burri during his 1964 trip to China. For more on Burri.
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Liu Qimin, Ten Thousands Boats Waiting to Set Sail,1962
刘其敏, 万帆待发, 1962 A claustrophobic rush into the sea all at once of too much - an allegorical painting about the Great Leap?
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Teaching All Ages How to Read, China， 1952
literacy movement, 1952.
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Liao Youkai, Holiday Nights, 1972
廖有楷，节日之夜， 1972 This painting epitomizes the emphasis on work at the time. Labor was what Chinese should want to do at all times, even on their holiday nights.
