红卫兵
hóng wèi bīng
Red Guards
毛主席著作象太阳,字字句句闪金光。照得战士心里亮,工作学习有方向。
Transliterated: Máo zhǔ xí zhe zuò xiàng tài yáng ,zì zì jù jù shǎn jīn guāng 。Zhào dé zhàn shì xīn lǐ liàng ,gōng zuò xué xí yǒu fāng xiàng 。
Translation: Chairman Mao’s work is like the sun. Every word is precious. The work guides soldiers' work and study.
The book held by the red guard reads "Selected works of Mao Zedong" (毛泽东选集).
上海人民美術出版社 (Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
新华书店上海发行所 (Xinhua Bookstore Shanghai Distribution Agency)
上海市美术印刷厂(Shanghai Fine Arts Printing Factory)
50.5 x 73.2
Chinese
98
支援世界人民的反帝斗争
zhī yuán shì jiè rén mín de fǎn dì dòu zhēng
Support the Anti-imperialists Struggle of the People of the World
Soutenir la lutte anti-impérialiste des peuples du monde
Apoyar la lucha de todos los pueblos del mundo contra el imperialismo
上海人民美術出版社 (Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
中国国际书店 (China International Publishing Group)
52.9 x 76.8
Chinese, Pinyin, English, French and Spanish
97
坚决支持亚非拉人民的反帝斗争
jiān jué zhī chí yà fēi lā rén mín de fǎn dì dòu zhēng
Resolutely Support the Anti-imperialist Struggles of the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America
Soutenir fermement la lutte anti-impérialiste des peuples d’Asie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique latine
Firme apoyo a la lucha antiimperialista de los pueblos de Asia, Africa y América Latina
上海人民美術出版社 (Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
中国国际书店 (China International Publishing Group)
53x 76.1
English, French and Spanish
96
阳光雨露育新苗
yáng guāng yǔ lù yù xīn miáo
Cultivating New Talents
Shows different activities held on campus.
张乐平 (Leping Zhang)
上海人民美術出版社 (Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
新华书店上海发行所 (Xinhua Bookstore Shanghai Distribution Agency)
上海市美术印刷厂(Shanghai Fine Arts Printing Factory)
1973
53.1 x 76.9
Chinese
91
寻矿
xún kuàng
Looking for Minerals
This wood-block print dates from before the Cultural Revolution, the late 1950s, or early 1960s. Depicts surveyors looking for minerals.
52.4x38.3
73
学习毛主席语录
xué xí máo zhǔ xí yǔ lù
Studying Mao’s Book
A woodblock printing from prior to the Cultural Revolution, influenced by the leftist expressionist tradition. A seamstress studies Mao’s book.
52.5 x 38.3
72
修建水坝
xiū jiàn shuǐ bà
Buildng a Dam
A woodblock printing from prior to the Cultural Revolution. Style shows influence from Russia (a transmitted French style).
38.5 x 52.7
70
毛主席的好战士——雷锋(木刻)
máo zhǔ xí de hǎo zhàn shì ——léi fēng (mù kè )
Chairman Mao's Warrior - Lei Feng (Woodcut)
Depicts the soldier Lei Feng who was portrayed as an exemplary model to the masses.
吳強年(Qiangnian Wu)
人民美術出版社 (People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
新华书店北京发行所 (Xinhua Bookstore Beijing Distribution Agency)
1965
37.2 x 51.3
Chinese
68
通途劈上彩云间 (中国画)
Tōng tú pī shàng cǎi yún jiān (zhōng guó huà )
Colourful Clouds (Chinese painting)
Depicts building the railway through mountains surrounded by colourful clouds. Note red flags.
The red characters shown on the mountain: 备战、备荒、为人民; bèi zhàn 、bèi huāng 、wèi rén mín; Prepare for the war and prepare for the shortage for the people.
Verse on the right: 红旗一举山河变 通途劈上彩雲間; Hóng qí yì jǔ shān hé biàn tōng tú pī shàng cǎi yún jiān;
A professional artist and amateur fine arts Workers' Group from Gui Lin
人民美术出版社 (People's Fine Arts Publishing House)
1972
52.8 x 37.8
Chinese
67
海港
Hǎi gǎng
Harbour
A pre-Cultural Revolution image of anti-aircraft joint defence unit of airplanes, weather and radar station. Includes both fishing and navy ships. Note use of black and the dark sky.
吕蒙 (Meng Lü)
朵雲軒 (Duo Yun Xuan)
51.8 x 37.5
64