China during the Cultural Revolution: women workers in the city, the country, and the armed forces, representing the equality of the sexes resulting from family planning. Colour lithograph, 1974.

Date:
1974
Reference:
661318i
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Description

The painting shows three women from different occupations and backgrounds: an urban worker, a rural farmer and an air force pilot. The sentence written in the background "shi dai bu tong le, nan nu dou yi yang" means "The times have changed, men and women should be equal". Now women are involved in all industry sectors and they are as able as men. Woman is also a main force for the country’s socialization

Publication/Creation

Tianjin shi : [Tianjin shi ji hua sheng yu wei yuan hui ban gong shi?], 1974.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 76.7 x 52.8 cm

Lettering

Pi pan "zhong nan qing nu, gao hao ji hua sheng yu

Reference

Wellcome Collection 661318i

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