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Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (II)

(from 11th Jul until 20th Nov 2011)

Explore the bold and colourful imagery found on posters and other items from this revolutionary period.

Detail of Figures and flags in front of Great Hall of the People, China, 1976 (Museum No: EA2006.263
Nanjing Bridge at night with fireworksfront

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Nanjing Bridge at night with fireworks

  • Description

    The Yangzi road bridge was completed in 1968 and was the first such engineering project to be completed in the People’s Republic without assistance from outside China. As such it became a prominent symbol of pride and progress, celebrated in many media across a range of objects.

  • Details

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    Series
    Papercuts from Yangzhou, China
    Associated place
    Asia › China › Jiangsu province › Yangzhou (place of creation)
    Asia › China › Jiangsu province (Nanjing Bridge) (subject)
    Date
    1970s
    Material and technique
    cut paper
    Dimensions
    10.3 x 25.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    cut
    Object type index
    visual representation › papercut
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by John Gittings, 2008.
    Accession no.
    EA2008.38.b

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