Women's Militia Member

China, 1975

30 x 24 in (76 x 61 cm)

ID #FF20D-PK21-L-11

"Women's militia member from the Paracel Islands" (西沙女民兵)

A propaganda poster depicting a female soldier keeping a lookout on the South China Sea.

Part of a series promoting the Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) led by Mao Zedong.

Artist: Pei Jianhua (裴建华)

Printer: Tianjin renmin meishu chubanshe

Condition: Poor, tape on the top and damage throughout, marker on the bottom

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