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Landsberger, Stefan R : CHINESE PROPAGANDA POSTERS: FROM REVOLUTION TO MODERNIZATION

Pepin Press, 2004

ISBN 9789054960096

Mao's starring role in Chinese propaganda art With his smooth, warm, red face which radiated light in all directions, Cha irman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced betwe en the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. These infamous posters were, in turn, central fixtures in Chinese homes, ra ilway stations, schools, journals, magazines, and just about anywhere else where people were likely to see them. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic su perhero (a.k.a. the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, th e Supreme Commander), appeared in all kinds of situations (inspecting facto ries, smoking a cigarette with peasant workers, standing by the Yangzi Rive r in a bathrobe, presiding over the bow of a ship, or floating over a sea o f red flags), flanked by strong, healthy, ageless men and "masculinized" wo men and children wearing baggy, sexless, drab clothing. The goal of each poster was to show the Chinese people what sort of behavio r was considered morally correct and how great the future of Communist Chin a would be if everyone followed the same path toward utopia by uniting toge ther. Combining fact and fiction in a way typical of propaganda art, these posters exuded positive vibes and seemed to suggest that Mao was an omnipre sent force that would accompany China to happiness and greatness. This book brings together a selection of colorful propaganda artworks and cultural artifacts from photographer Michael Wolf's vast collection of Chinese propaganda posters, many of which are now extremely rare. Michael Wolf has lived in Hong Kong for eight years and works as a photogr, Very Good

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