The Mao Era in Objects

⧉Image Mao Posters: Expressing Revolutionary Commitment

In both posters, though published in different periods, Mao’s portrait on the wall is accompanied by the slogans: 'Listen to Chairman Mao’s words, Follow the Communist Party'.

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poster-remembering-bitterness.jpg
Title
Image 1 Remembering the bitter, thinking about the sweet (Yi ku si tian 忆苦思甜)
Date
1965-5
Creator
Sheng Shuifu 盛水福
Publisher
Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe
Rights
Courtesy of the IISH/Stefan R. Landsberger Collection. Photo © International Institute of Social History.
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poster-family-planning.jpg
Title
Image 2 Family planning has many advantages (Jihua shengyu haochu duo 计划生育好处多)
Date
1974
Creator
Temporary Small Leading Group of the Family Planning Committee of Nanchang (南昌市计划生育委员会临时领导小组)
Publisher
Unknown
Rights
Courtesy of the IISH/Stefan R. Landsberger Collection. Photo © International Institute of Social History.
Description