JIN ZHILIN (b. 1928)
Beijing, China
SONG RUXIN (b. 1946)
Yan'an, China

"Nan Ni Wan May 7th Cadre School" 1977
gouache on paper, 16 1/4" x 13 7/8"
Courtesy of Dave and Liz Anderson

During the Cultural Revolution, intellectuals and party leaders were sent to “May 7th Cadre Schools” to receive political education, participate in manual labor, and undergo “reform through labor.” Jin himself spent eight years in such a camp before being sent back to Yan’an in 1973. The painting depicts peasants, intellectuals, and party cadre working alongside each other.