Chairman Mao is like the sun, his rays shine everywhere

毛主席象太阳照到哪里哪里亮
Mao zhuxi xiang taiyang zhao dao nali nali liang
Chairman Mao is like the sun, his rays shine everywhere
1961, May
Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe (上海人民美术出版社)
77x106.5 cm.
PC-1961-l-001

This is the earliest example in our collections with Mao displayed as Sun God, hovering above the crowds - an image that became ubiquitous during the Cultural Revolution.
This is a print from the second edition (June 1961).