2010.54.20093

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untitled (peasant song)
untitled (peasant song)
Late 20th Early 21st Century
15.25 in HIGH x 20.875 in WIDE
(38.73 cm HIGH x 53.02 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.20093

Allied Printing (#189, Delaware Valley) union label printed at the bottom right.





Poster printed on off-white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of a line of Chinese workers holding pick-axes. At the bottom left is an excerpt from the Peasant Song from 1958 - "there is no jade emperor in heaven. / there is no dragon king on earth. / I am the jade emperor. / I am the drgaon king. / make way for me / you hills and mountains, / I''m coming." in blue. At the bottom right is the Chinese translation in orange. The bottom edge has an explanation of the song with historical context.
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