{"id":461,"date":"2014-03-03T14:42:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T20:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/mixedmessages\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2014-08-13T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T01:20:59","slug":"prints-1940s-1950s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/mixedmessages\/prints-1940s-1950s\/","title":{"rendered":"Printed Works – 1940 -1950"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Lies that were written in ink can never cover up the truths that were written in blood.”<\/h2>\n

Lu Xun (1881-1936)\u00a0\u9c81\u8fc5<\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Writer and activist Lu Xun was instrumental in promoting woodblock prints as a means of popular political criticism. The New Woodblock Movement of the 1920s-40s married traditional Chinese woodblock techniques with a newly acquired Western aesthetic favoring black and white imagery. Subject matter changed from auspicious symbols to narrative scenes depicting daily life. Subtle subtexts interrogated the status quo, as seen in the 1940s depiction of burning land deeds and people combing the ground for any bit of food.<\/p>\n

The war-induced chaos of the 1940s gave way to order with the declaration of the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Day-to-day activities highlight the government\u2019s appeal to return to normalcy. Images of farmers are used on the main page of the 1949 and 1950 calendars, revealing the Communist emphasis on agrarian life. Other calendar images highlight additional agendas, such as a literacy campaign, teaching the masses how to vote, and military support from the people. Moving away from the black-and-white aesthetic of the New Woodblock Movement, the Communists embraced the hopeful, colorful woodblock print traditions of the past, reimaging them with new socialist political and cultural messages.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"P1030233\"<\/a>Jiaxiu Tower<\/strong>
\nLiang Yongtai\u6881\u6c38\u6cf0 (1921-1956
\nSet of two woodblock prints, 1944<\/td>\n		\"P1030234\"<\/a> Night March
\n<\/strong>Liang Yongtai\u6881\u6c38\u6cf0 (1921-1956)
\nSet of two woodblock prints, 1944<\/td>\n		\"P1030232\"<\/a> Calendar 1949
\n<\/strong>Anonymous
\nWoodblock Print<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"P1030231\"<\/a>Calendar 1950
\n<\/strong>Anonymous
\nColor rotogravre<\/td>\n		\"P1030230\"<\/a>Burning the Old Land Deeds
\n<\/strong>Gu Yuan \u53e4\u5143 (1919-1996)
\nWoodblock print, 1940s<\/td>\n		\"P1030228\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Settling Accounts<\/em><\/strong>
\nGu Yuan\u53e4\u5143 (1919-1996)
\nWoodblock print, ca. 1940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"P1030227\"<\/a>Settling Accounts
\n<\/strong>Wang Bing \u738b\u51b0
\nColor rotogravure, 1950<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"P1030222\"<\/a>Voting with Beans
\n<\/strong>Gu Qun \u987e\u7fa4 (b. 1928)
\nWoodblock Print, 1949<\/td>\n		\"P1030221\"<\/a>Electing Representatives<\/strong>
\nLi Qun \u529b\u7fa4
\nWoodblock Print, 1949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"P1030223\"<\/a> Learning Culture
\n<\/strong>Wang Bing \u738b\u51b0
\nColor rotogravure, 1950<\/td>\n		\"P1030220\"<\/a>Elections<\/strong>
\nWang Bing \u738b\u51b0
\nColor rotogravure, 1950<\/td>\n		\"P1030225\"<\/a>Learning Culture
\n<\/strong>Deng Shu \u9093\u6f8d
\nWoodblock Print, 1949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"P1030219\"<\/a> Electing with Beans<\/strong>
\nYan Han \u5f66\u6db5
\n<\/span>Woodblock print, 1940s<\/td>\n		\"P1030217\"<\/a>Divorce Case
\n<\/strong>Gu Yuan\u53e4\u5143 (1919-1996)
\nWood block print, 1940s<\/td>\n		\"P1030216\"<\/a> Ma Xiwu Mediates a Marriage Case<\/strong>
\nGu Yuan\u53e4\u5143 (1919-1996)
\nWood block print, 1940s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"P1030215\"<\/a>Joining the Army
\n<\/strong>Hong Bo \u6d2a\u6ce2
\nWoodblock print, 1949<\/td>\n		\"P1030213\"<\/a> Support the Army, Love the People
\n<\/strong>Anonymous
\nColor rotogravure, 1950<\/td>\n		\"P1030214\"<\/a> Family Reunion
\n<\/strong>Wang Bing \u738b\u51b0
\n<\/span>Color rotogravure, 1950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"P1030212\"<\/a><\/strong>Children Thanking the Army
\n<\/strong>Zhang Ding \u5f20\u4ec3
\nWoodblock Print, 1949<\/span><\/td>\n		\"P1030211\"<\/a>Dividing the Harvest<\/strong>
\nYan Han\u5f66\u6db5
\nWoodblock Print, 1947<\/td>\n		\"P1030209\"<\/a><\/strong>Plucking Wild Vegetables to Prepare against the Famine
\n<\/strong>Guo Jun\u90ed\u94a7
\nWoodblock print, 1940s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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