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Halfsheet Chinese propaganda propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
The poster depicts a figure holding a large pen, which is being used like a weapon to pierce a flag. Tied to the flag are four smaller, caricatured figures. The text at the bottom, " translates to "Drag out the counter-revolutionary revisionist elements and expose them to the public!".
During the Cultural Revolution, propaganda posters were a crucial tool for the Communist Party to spread its ideology and mobilize the masses. The pen in this poster is a powerful symbol, representing a "sharp weapon" in the hands of the masses to fight against what was considered bourgeois or capitalist thinking. The figures being dragged out are the "counter-revolutionary revisionists," a term used by the party to label and denounce those seen as opponents to Mao Zedong's revolutionary line. The use of caricature and strong, aggressive imagery was common in this type of art to simplify political messages and incite popular anger against specific groups or individuals.
The poster is part of a larger body of propaganda art from this period, which aimed to create a new style of art that supported Maoist thought and served the workers, peasants, and soldiers. |
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