Anonymous - 毛主席永远和我们心连心 - 1960s

Chinese propaganda poster – Mao Zedong and the Red Guards – Cultural Revolution – 76 × 52.5 cm

Description

Beautiful Chinese propaganda poster related to the Cultural Revolution, depicting Mao Zedong saluting a crowd brandishing the Little Red Book, in front of Tiananmen Square.

The main title “毛主席永远和我们心连心” roughly means: “Chairman Mao will always be united with our hearts.” The poster announces a color documentary devoted to one of the major reviews of the Red Guards by Mao.

Dimensions: 76 × 52.5 cm.

Color print on old paper. Presence of creases, folds and small marks on the borders, particularly in the lower part, visible in the photographs. The colors remain very vibrant.

A poster highly representative of the Chinese iconography of the Cultural Revolution.