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Wenming limao lühua meihua

Poster
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chinese propaganda posters such as this one were aimed at the country's younger citizens. Used as a means of educating children, graphics of this type encouraged good behaviour as well as consideration for others and the environment. Two artists worked together in order to combine a traditional social realist graphic style with smaller, playful cartoon-style images meant to appeal to more youthful sensibilities.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWenming limao lühua meihua (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Chinese propaganda poster. China, 1982.
Physical description
Young girl holding tree sapling; stylised illustrations of a boy escorting his grandmother, helpful child tyding a garden, child playing music.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.7cm
  • Width: 73.6cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Wenming limao lühua meihua
Translation
Culture, courtesy, greening, beautification [as translated in Landsberger (1995)] Encourage good manners and politeness, brighten your surroundings with plants [as translated in Taschen (2003) - see References tab]
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Production
Attribution note: Print run 41, 000
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Chinese propaganda posters such as this one were aimed at the country's younger citizens. Used as a means of educating children, graphics of this type encouraged good behaviour as well as consideration for others and the environment. Two artists worked together in order to combine a traditional social realist graphic style with smaller, playful cartoon-style images meant to appeal to more youthful sensibilities.
Bibliographic references
  • Chinese Propaganda Posters from the Collection of Michael Wolf. London: Taschen. 2003.
  • Landsberger, Stefan. Chinese Propaganda Posters. The Pepin Press. 1995.
Other number
LS.2591 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1253-2004

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Record createdApril 27, 2005
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