| Children play at smashing the Gang of Four, Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chuqian,
Jiang Qing, and Yao Wen. After Mao's death in 1976, these four radical
leaders of the Cultural Revolution were arrested and tried for almost
every possible political crime. During the late 1970s, posters and publication
attacked the Gang of Four with a vengeance. Here, the use of the New
Year style imbues the poster with symbols of celebration and renewal,
just as the four, revolutionary children are poised to replace the four
corrupt politicians. This poster was published in Yangliuqing, an area
near Tianjin famous for its classical paintings. |
