Treat Customers Politely

China, 1983

30 x 21 in (76 x 53 cm)

ID #FF20D-PK13-L-08

"Treat customers politely, be enthusiastic and attentive, engage in trade in a cultured way" (礼貌地对待顾客,热情周到,以文明的方式开展贸易)

A propaganda poster showing a smiling waitress serving fish, holding a platter of steaming dishes.

Part of a series of graphic design meant to promote the Four Modernizations, goals to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, defense, science, and technology in China.

Artist: Mao Wenbiao (毛文彪) joined the Art Section of the Political Department of the Navy in 1968 with no formal art training.

Publisher: Renmin meishu chubanshe

Condition: Good

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