Chinese Art of the Cultural Revolution

By Ma, William H.

The art of the Cultural Revolution in China, created during the ten-year period from 1967 to 1977, includes a large variety of visual materials in…

Social Realism

By Moore, Catriona; Pei, Eldon; Vladimirsky, Irena; Scott, Phoebe; Moore, Catriona; Pei, Eldon; Vladimirsky, Irena; Scott, Phoebe

Photography

By Bate, David; Sheehi, Stephen; Ennis, Helen; Chen, Shuxia; Fraser, Karen M.; Kwon, Heangga; Heeren, Alice; Bartholomeu, Cezar; Holá, Mariana; Bate, David; Sheehi, Stephen; Ennis, Helen; Heeren, Alice; Chen, Shuxia; Kwon, Heangga; Bartholomeu, Cezar; Holá, Mariana; Fraser, Karen M.

Dong Xiwen (1914–1973)

By Geng, Yan

Dong Xiwen [董希文] was a modern Chinese painter, whose art was widely appreciated in Communist China. Dong attended the National Academy of Arts in Hangzhou,…

Ting, Shu (1952–)

By McDougall, James

Shu Ting (pen name for Gong Peiyu 龚佩瑜) was born in Xiamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China in 1952. Her formal schooling ended in…

Ivens, Joris (1898–1989)

By Leskosky, Richard J.

Joris Ivens (Georg Henri Anton Ivens), nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman” for his globe-trotting career, was a Dutch documentary maker. His political commitment and deft use…