Chinese Posters
1937 - present
Propaganda, Politics, History

Gallery of Chinese propaganda posters
167 Highlights from the collections of the International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, and Stefan R. Landsberger (University of Amsterdam, Leiden University).

These posters were on display from 14 June to 21 September 2008, in the Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Here are some pictures of the exhibition.

New Theme pages on Mao Zedong (1893-1976) and his portrayal on propaganda posters: - Mao Cult - Mao Zedong Thought - Quotations from Chairman Mao - Mao Slogans - Chairman Mao goes to Anyuan - Chairman Mao's Mangoes - After Mao - Mao Pop Also: - Chen Boda - Jiang Qing    - Madame Mao - Lin Biao - Liu Shaoqi - Kang Sheng

Sports and Olympics Under close attention of the international media, China and Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympics. Sports have always been important in the People's Republic of China, as you can see in these presentations of posters from the 1950s to the present: - Sports - Chairman Mao swims across the Yangzi - Beijing Olympics 2008 - Beijing Olympics 2008 - The official posters - Beijing Olympics 2008 - Security posters - Beijing Olympics 2008 - Volunteer posters - Beijing Paralympics 2008 - The official posters

About chineseposters.net Chineseposters.net shows a large collection of Chinese propaganda posters, a gallery of highlights, web exhibitions, such as "To Read Too Many Books is Harmful", on books in Books in Chinese Propaganda Posters, related images and information, such as artists' biographies, a bibliography and a selection of texts on Chinese art, propaganda and posters. This website is an initiative of Stefan R. Landsberger (Leiden University, University of Amsterdam) and the International Institute of Social History , Amsterdam. . >> more

Earthquake Relief Posters In May 2008, China was hit by a massive earthquake. A competition has started for poster designs to be used in the relief campaign. See together.chinavisual.com (Chinese language website). For earthquake posters from the 1970s, see: - Earthquakes - Hua Guofeng and earthquake relief

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