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

"Intellectual Youth Listening to Mr. Yang Bu Hao" 1977
gouache on paper, 15 1/2" x 12 7/8"

Urban intellectual youth are sent to the countryside to be “rusticated” and promote social revolution. They are listening to a speech about uniting the workers, peasants, farmers and soldiers. The plaque on the wall in the background indicates that this is an historic site, likely one of Mao’s Yan’an residences.