Framed plaque with revolutionary motif

Title
Framed plaque with revolutionary motif
Year/Period
1960s-1970s
Region
China
Dimension
Object size: L 32.2 x W 24.5
Accession No.
1997-04866
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Xu Cheng Bin

This plaque, dated 1964, belongs to a group of Cultural Revolution propanganda items. The slogan painted on this plaque urges the masses to "Destroy the American robbers" (jian jue xiao mie mei guo qiang).Propaganda items such as this instructed the masses on Communist ideology through depictions of Mao or other community leaders, slogans and ideological writing.