And then rifle went off, killing Mom instantly. But this is a much gentler poster than I'm used to seeing from the China of the period, and they credit the bourgeois aspirations of the artist, who doesn't appear to have been imprisoned or executed later. Clearly the Cultural Revolution was calming down at this time.
‘Preparing for military exercises’ — Chinese poster (1976) showing a child bringing his mother her Type 56 rifle as she prepares for training. The grandmother brings an ammunition belt, while the text on the hat to the right reads ‘Combine farmwork with military training’. I assume the woman is a member of the people’s militia, which provided military training to civilians. The poster was designed by Zhao Jingdong and issued by the Tianjin People’s Fine Art Publishing House.
‘Preparing for military exercises’ — Chinese poster (1976) showing a child bringing his mother her Type 56 rifle as she prepares for training. The grandmother brings an ammunition belt, while the text on the hat to the right reads ‘Combine farmwork with military training’. I assume the woman is a member of the people’s militia, which provided military training to civilians. The poster was designed by Zhao Jingdong and issued by the Tianjin People’s Fine Art Publishing House.
