Chinese Cultural Revolution poster collection
Scope and Contents
Collection of Chinese propaganda posters depicting Mao Zedong and scenes from Chinese life, 1956-1986. The collection also includes a pamphlet titled "The Female Guerillas" published by the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House in 1972. The pamphlet is stored separately from the posters in a document box.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1986
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for use. This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificially assembled collection, so no biographical or historical note is required.
Extent
0.06 Cubic Feet (26 items)
Language of Materials
Chinese
Abstract
Collection of Chinese propaganda posters depicting Mao Zedong and scenes from Chinese life, 1956-1986.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Bolerium Books, February 2015.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2015 by Jordon Steele.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Chinese cultural revolution poster collection, 1956-1986
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Purchased with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu