Cai Dian

( b. 1938 )

Baihe, Hubei

 

 

Cai studied oil-painting at the Hubei Art College and stayed on as a teacher after graduating in 1961. In 1965 he was assigned to the Hubei Academy of Art and later became head of its oil painting research and creation studio.

110. The Revolutionary Generation Is Like a Swelling Tide

N.d., but early 1970s

76 x 101 cm

Polychromatic; oil-based industrial inks on yang paper

Signed by the artist

The great red banner reads, "River Bank Workers' Militia." Young people hold up the Quotations From Chairman Mao Zedong, also known as the "little red book." On the flags are the slogans " the revolution is reasonable" and "protect the Red Army.

Images: The Revolutionary Generation