WEI
XINGYAO
(b.1941) Weinan City, Shaanxi, China
"Bright Future: Hua Guofeng Studies Mao’s Writings
during the1942 Rectification Campaign (version 1)" 1977
color woodcut, 34 3/4"” x 24 3/8"
Courtesy of Greg Carlisle”
Produced in the wake of Mao’s death, this woodcut promotes Hua
Guofeng as Mao’s legitimate successor. The piece depicts Hua
studying Mao’s writings during the Rectification Campaign of
1942, a campaign to re-educate Communist Party cadre and solidify
party loyalty.
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