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ZHILIN (b. 1928) Beijing, China "Studying Mao’s Selected Works at a May 7th Cadre School" 1972 oil on paper on wood, 11 1/4" x 10" Painted while at the You Qing Xiang May 7th Cadre School in Jilin Province shortly before Jin was sent to Yan’an in 1973. The warm colors and the women’s rosy cheeks are more typical of socialist idealism or revolutionary romanticism mandated by Mao’s wife Jiang Qing during the Cultural Revolution. However, the painting illustrates that restrictions placed upon artists during the Cultural Revolution were beginning to be relaxed and Jin was beginning to return to a style he used earlier in his career—socialist realism. |
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