Yang Gensi

China, 1974

30 x 24 in (76 x 61 cm)

ID #FF20D-PK21-L-02

"杨根思"

A propaganda poster showing Yang Gensi, a military hero of the People's Republic of China who died in the Korean War. The people of the republic were taught to emulate Gensi in their daily lives. This poster depicting his suicide bombing would have been posted in elementary school classrooms.

Part of a series of graphic design to promote 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: Shen Xinggong (沈行工)

Printer: Shanghai renmin chubanshe

Condition: Fair, damage along sides

100-250 army battle china chinese communism cultural revolution Deng Xiaoping korea mao zedong military original poster painting PLA portrait poster PRC propaganda size-30x24 soldier vintage

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