1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

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Farewell to the god of plague : Chairman Mao's campaign to deworm China / Miriam Gross.

Chairman Mao discussing the future of China with Premier Hua Guofeng in a library. Colour lithograph after Song Beixin, 1977.

China during the Cultural Revolution: women Red guards. Colour lithograph after Chen Guoli and Bai Renhai, 1975.

China during the Cultural Revolution: Zhou Enlai stands amidst plum blossoms, comparing him to the blossom of the plum tree. Colour lithograph, 1977, after Zeng Shanqing.

Opposition to the Gang of Four by the agricultural workers of Dazhai, in support of Chairman Mao. Colour lithograph, 1976.

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China during the Cultural Revolution: Zhou Enlai stands amidst plum blossoms, comparing him to the blossom of the plum tree. Colour lithograph, 1977, after Zeng Shanqing.

Mao Zedong

Works from the collections

China during the Cultural Revolution: Zhou Enlai stands amidst plum blossoms, comparing him to the blossom of the plum tree. Colour lithograph, 1977, after Zeng Shanqing.

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