JIN ZHILIN
(b. 1928) Beijing, China

"Ten Thousand Cadres go to the Countryside to Promote Dazhai sketch" 1977
gouache on paper, 15 1/4" x 13 7/8"

This pencil sketch for the eventual gouache Ten Thousand Cadres go to the Countryside to Promote Dazhai sketch was found among Jin’s papers and notes from his Yan’an years (1973-1986). The gouache series is based on actual events, demonstration and Party activities. Among Jin’s notes from Yan’an are hundreds of photographs of the actual events that led to sketches like this and eventually the gouache series.