mmd posters


替军属张爷爷扫雪
Sweeping Snow for Grandpa Zhang, the Family Member of a Martyr During Active Service, undated, Artist: Liu Xiao Li

海港今昔(7)
Nowadays on the Harbour, Teaching Poster 7 of 8, undated, Artists: Shi Qi Ren, Feng Ming Liu, Guo Wei Xing

海港今昔(五)
Nowadays on the Harbour, Teaching Poster 5 of 8, undated, Artists: Shi Qi Ren, Feng Ming Liu, Guo Wei Xing
Poem: Mao's thoughts teach the new person, Zhu Li Yuan

召之即来 来之能战 战之能胜
Be Ready to Assemble at the First Call and Be Capable of Fighting and Winning, undated, Artists: No.3 Dyeing Factory Revolutionary Committee

中国共产党第一次全国代表大会会址
The Meeting Place of the First National Congress of the CCP, undated, Artist: Shao Wu An

保护公民合法财产
Protect the Citizens' Legal Property, undated,
Artist: Wu Jian

毛主席语录
Mao's Speech at the 1949 Opening Ceremony for the PRC, undated

毛主席会见白求恩同志
Chairman Mao meets Comrade Bethune, undated, Artists: Xu Rong Chu, Zhang En Jun, Yuan Yao Er

SHANGHAI 2

阶级仇恨永不忘 批林批孔斗志昂
Never Forget Class Hatred; Criticise Lin Biao, Criticise Confucius with High Enthusiasm, 1974, Artists: Pang Ka & Zhang Jian Bao
Poster banner: The workers, peasants and soldiers are the main force in the criticism of Lin Biao and Confucius

Peoples Liberation Army is the Strong Protector of the Motherland, undated, Artist: Wang Li Guo
Flag: 8-1 (August 1st, PLA Day)

罗盛教
Hero Luo Shen Jiao, undated,
Artist: Yang Ke Shan

毛主席语录
Mao Quotation from 1963, undated

一定要解放台湾
We Must Release Taiwan with Armed Force!
No date nor Artist

毛主席语录
, Mao Quotation from 1966, undated

深夜不眠
Awake Late into the Night, undated, No Artist


夺丰收 广积粮
Strive for Rich Harvests, Store Sufficient Grain, 1983,
No Artist
On basket: The Peoples' Commune is Good

百倍警惕
One Hundred Times Vigilance, 1974, Artist: You Long Gu

春锄
Spring Hoeing, 1974, Artist: Li Feng Lan
Huxian Peasant Painters Exhibition

业大更勤俭
No Matter How Great You Are You Need Frugality, 1974, Artist: Zhang Lin
Selected by County Peasant Painting Exhibition

学习好经验 建设新山区
Learn the Good Experience, Contribute to the New Mountain Area, 1974, Artist: Shan Xi He
On Hat: Learn from Dazhai

喜见新人出新钢
Happy to See the New Steel, 1974, Artist: Zhou Rui Zhuang

接过战笔 战斗到底
Pass the Pen and Continue Struggle to the End, 1975, Artists: Xiao Zheng Ya & Liu En Bing

西沙女民兵
Female Militia from Xisha, 1975, Artist: Fei Jian Hua


满脸热情为人民
Full of Enthusiasm to Work Hard for the People, 1975, No Artist

即是人民邮递员 又是党的宣传员
Since One is a Postman for the People One May as Well be a Propagandist for the Party, 1975, Artist: Zhang Jin Hua

大字报好!
Big Character Posters are Good, 1975, Artist: Fu Zhi Gui

新课堂
New Classroom, 1975, Artist: Ouyang
On Board: How o nurture young plants
Artist's Inscription: Praise the new phenomenon of education on revolution

学好无产阶级专政理论
Thoroughly Learn the Proletariat Dictatorship Theory, 1975, Artist: Zhai Zuhua

护路斗争
Struggle to Protect the Railways, 1975,
Artists: Zhang Shao Cheng & Chen Xiao Qiang


学大庆 大干社会主义
Learn from Da Qing and Work Hard to Carry Out Socialism, 1975, Artist: Jin Zi Li

处处是战场
Everywhere's a Battleground, 1975, Artist: Qiu Rui Min

展新图
Look Forward to the New Picture, 1975, Artists: Plastics Factory Workers Su Min & Hu Yi Ren
Model Label: Use Carbon Dioxide gas to remove dust from the air

大寨
Dazhai, 1975, Artist: Zhang Yu Qing

喜看拔秧不弯腰
What a Pleasure it is Not to have to Bend our Backs while Planting Rice, 1975, No Artist

台湾同胞我的骨肉兄弟
Ask the Sea to Give Us Petroleum, 1975, Artists: Shi Mei Cheng & Hu Mei Xing
On Rig: Be independent and stand on one own's feet; Background Rig: Study theory seriously and learn from Daqing; On Rig Base: Follow the revolutionary line of Chairman Mao, Go ahead victoriously; Ship Name: Explore 1

向毛主席汇报
Report to Chairman Mao, 1975,
Artists: Yang Li Zhou & Wang Ying Chun


奇钢铁 只争朝夕 "打破洋框框,走自己工业发展道路。团结起来,争取更大的胜利。” 毛泽东
(Left) Wonderful Iron and Steel, Seize the Moment, (Top) Break the Framework of Western Thought, Take Our Own Path to Industrial Development, Be United, Get a Bigger Victory, Mao Zedong

新闻展览图片(第12期)
Keep the Natural Character of Ordinary Workers Forever, Exhibition Poster of News, 12th Issue, Xinhua News

新闻展览图片(第16期)
Proletarian Class Soldiers are Bursting with Youthful Spirit, 1973, Xinhua News Poster Issue 16

新闻展览图片(第23期)
Be a Good Peasant Militiaman, 1973,
Xinhua News Poster Issue 23
These Xinhua News multi image posters provided another media on which to circulate their photographs. They reflect the issues that were prioritised by the news and, through their documentary character, gave a forceful, authenticated message

新闻展览图片(第15期)
Construct the Border Area; Safeguard the Border Area, 1973, Xinhua News Poster Issue 15

新闻展览图片(第02期)
Be United for Struggle: Advance from Victory to Victory, 1974, Xinhua News Poster Issue 02

新闻展览图片(第07期)
Foster the New Look of Socialism, 1974,
Xinhua News Poster Issue 07

新闻展览图片(上海普及版)(第09期)
Celebrate May 1st International Labour Day, Great Leader Chairman Mao, Long Life! 1974,
Xinhua News Poster Issue 09

新闻展览图片(上海普及版)(第13期)
Strengthen the Power of the Party's Leadership: Deeply Criticise Lin Biao and Confucius, 1974,
Xinhua News Poster Issue 13
Whereas others following a similar visual format kept the public informed about the latest released propaganda films and their revolutionary storylines

新闻展览图片(第20期)
Make a Battle at Ping Yuan, 1973,
Xinhua News Poster, Issue 20

新闻展览图片(第06期)
New Exhibition Photographs, March 1974, from the Movies (left) Setting the Age on Fire, (second left) Bright Sunny Skies, (bottom) Fight Against the Floods, (right) Soong Qing Ling, Xinhua Publishing House,
Popularise Issue 6


学习马列 眼明心亮
Learning Marxism and Leninism: See and Think Clearly, 1975, Artist: Zhang Da Xin
Book (white): Lenin's The State and Revolution, Book (red): Mao's Collected Works, Banner: Learning Proletarian Theory

山河重安排
Rearrange the Mountains and the Rivers, 1976, Artists: Wang Da Wen, Yang Zheng Xin, Yao You Xin

为在1980年基本实现农业机械化而奋斗
Engage in Political Struggle so that by 1980 we Will have Achieved the Baseline in Mechanisation of Agriculture, 1976, Artist: Qiu Rui Min

Crush the Gang of Four: Promote the Tide of Dazhai's Model, 1976, No Artist


丰收场上摆战场
Make a Battlefield in the Harvest Field, 1975, Artist: Yang Ben Hua

精心饲养
Raise Stock Meticulously, 1976, Artist: Wang Lian Shu
Banner: In Agriculture learn from Dazhai

社会主义新生事物在斗争中阔步前进
The New Things Emerging from Socialism make Big Strides in the Struggle, 1976, Artist: Qiu Rui Min
The character 阔 kuo is written like this now, but the traditional form has the 3 dots on the left outside the radical, like this 濶. On this 1976 poster this character still follows the traditional form even though text had already been simplified, showing how the process caused characters to continue to evolve over time.


无限风光在险峰
The Most Spectacular of Landscapes is Found on the Most Dangerous of Summits, 1976,
Artists: Pan Jing Ba & Xia Ye
Banners: Long Live Chairman Mao; Long Live the CCP; Long Live Marxism, Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought

High Alert! 1976, Artist: Bai Ming Zhou

乐为支农出把力
Happily Supporting the Peasants, 1977,
No Artist

毛主席和民兵在一起
Chairman Mao with the People's Army, 1977, Artists: Shi Qi Ren, Liu Ke Ming, Huang Yin Hao, Su Min, Yang Yong Kang

好好学习 天天向上
Study hard, make progress every day, undated,
Artists: Go and Work in the Countryside and Mountain Area Team, with artists from handicraft schools, technical secondary schools and professors


喜售丰收果
Happy to Sell Fruit from the Harvest, 1978,
Artist: Xie Mu Lian

周总理和我们同甘苦
Premier Zhou Enlai Shares the Joys and Sorrows with Us, 1978, Artist: Gan Chang Lin

周总理和海军战士在一起
Zhou Enlai Together with the Navy, 1978,
Artists: Si Ma Lian Yi & Yang De Biao

Little 8th Route Army, 1979, Artist: Qin Da Xian
The 8th Route Army was led by the CCP in the war of resistance against Japan)


吃水不忘挖井人
When you Drink Water Don't Forget the Person Who Sank the Well, 1978, Artist: Wu Jian
Stone carving: Think about Chairman Mao every minute, every second, every moment

艰苦朴素
Hard Work and Plain Living, 1978, Artist: Yang Xue Zhao

探姐姐
Visiting Sister, 1978,
Artist: Li Jian Hua

娃娃看新闻
Babies Look at the New Picture, 1979, Artist: Yang Xi Ru
On picture: We love our Motherland


火红的年代
Setting the Age on Fire, undated. No Artist, produced by Shanghai Film Studio.

晨
Morning (for Use in Elementary School, Grade 4 or 5, Chinese Class: Students can Look at the Picture and Write a Story), undated, Artist: Lin Te

小宝找妈妈
Xiao Bao wants her Mother, 1980,
Artist: Jiang Chang Yi

将相和
The General and the Chief Minister in Ancient China Become Reconciled, 1981, Artist: Jin Xue Chen

钢铁长城
Great Wall of Steel, 1984, Artist: Zhang Yu Qin

我爱中华
I Love China, 1985,
Artist: Huang Miaofa

继承和发扬鲁迅的革命精神
Carry Forward the Revolutionary Tradition of Lu Xun, 1986,
No Artist

繁华的上海南京路
Splendid Shanghai, Nanjing Road, 1989,
Artist: Zhang Yu Qing



Translation
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