CHINESE PROPAGANDA ART: Memories of Revolution As Seen in the Maoist Style   by Yoichi Maki, Tsuneo Matsu'ura, and Susumu Kawata September 2001, 210 x 142 mm, 320 pp., 3,600- The authors of this book trace propaganda art in contemporary China to four origins — commercial advertising from Shanghai in the 1930s, traditional village art, the revolutionary propaganda efforts in the Chinese Communist Party base, Yan'an, and Socialist realism practiced in the Soviet Union. The authors discuss how these elements combined to produce a system of art that exaggerated and glorified Mao Zedong. They also compare images of Mao with portraits and propaganda paintings of the Japanese Emperor, Josef Stalin, Kim Il Sung, and Adolph Hitler. The authors discuss propaganda not only in portraiture, but in literature, theater, films, and music as well. The book follows these art forms from the 1930s to the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the era of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and in the present day. The authors utilize the latest research on gender, cultural studies, and somatic theory for this comprehensive analysis of art. 200 illustrations. Contents Introduction - Mao Zedong as the Embodiment of the Political Part 1: Origins   Chapter 1: Urban Pleasures — Commercial Art in the 1930s   Chapter 2: The Propaganda Leaders — the role of the “Wengongtuan” (Literature and Industrial Arts Unit)   Chapter 3: Artists and the “Long March” — Their Activities in Yan'an and Luyi Part 2: Flourishing   Chapter 4: Creation of the Mao Zedong Statue — the Way to the Cult of Personality   Chapter 5: Asian Autocratic Art — the Mao Statue and Its Proliferation   Chapter 6: Spotless Symbol — from Village Opera to Revolutionary Theater Part 3: Transformation   Chapter 7: Rebellion Against the Mao Zedong Style — Pop Art of the Political Variety   Chapter 8: Repose of the Soul and Nostalgia — “Shadows” of Mao   Chapter 9: Farewell to Propaganda — the Vanguard of Modern Art Conclusion - Propaganda and Somatism Afterword List of illustrations Chronological table of related events Name/subject index About the Authors Yoichi Maki Born in 1959, Yoichi Maki did work on his doctorate in sociology before joining the faculty of liberal arts as an assistant professor at Saitama University. Maki wrote the Introduction and Chapters 1, 5, 7 and 9. Tsuneo Matsu'ura Born in 1957, Tsuneo Matsu'ura completed his Master's degree at Kobe University. He currently serves as an assistant professor of literature at Osaka City University. Matsu'ura wrote Chapters 2, 6 and Conclusion. Susumu Kawata Born in 1962, Susumu Kawata earned a Master's degree at Osaka University of Foreign Studies. He currently serves as a full-time lecturer at Osaka Institute of Technology. Kawata wrote Chapters 3, 4 and 8.