Designer: Xu Jiping (徐寄萍) 1954 Let mother peacefully produce a lot of children Rang mama anxin gao hao shengchan Call nr.: BG E39/153 (IISH collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/qtwvh5
Read More →Designer: Xu Fuhua 1972 Earnestly read books and study, get a good grasp of Marxism Renzhen kan shu xuexi, nongtong makesi zhuyi Call nr.: BG E39/186 (IISH collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/qNraqe
Read More →Designer: Dan Zhenlin (惮振霖) 1960, May Study culture well, to join the army of agricultural modernization Xue hao wenhua, xiang nongye xiandaihua jinjun (学好文化,向农业现代化进军) Call nr.: BG E15/939 (Landsberger collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/qiNoEk
Read More →This image, digitized from a 1919 dry-plate negative, shows what we are all longing for — the arrival of spring! The three girls (probably the daughters of the photographer, Charles A. Williams) stood watching the break-up near the Old Mill Road bridge over the Humber River 95 years ago. Creator: Read More →
Designer: Qin Chang’an 1958, December A girl embroiders flowers with a clever hand, she embroiders a sun which shines in the sky, industry and agriculture harvest together, communism soon arrives Guniang xiu hua shouer qiao xiu ge taiyang tiankong zhao Call nr.: BG E16/192 (IISH collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Read More →
Designer: Xie Zhiguang (谢之光), Chen Huizhen 1961 Make a good red flag to give to the heroes Zuo hao hongqi xian yingxiong Call nr.: BG E39/761 (IISH collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/rbybwx
Read More →Designer unknown (佚名) 1958? Autumn Harvest brand – direct dyes Qiushou pian – zhijiexing zaliao (秋收片-直接性杂料) Call nr.: PC-195b-s-001 (Private collection) More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/qYN6u4
Read More →It’s cold out. When I saw this picture in our Digital Archive (http://ift.tt/1Dn4XI8), I was extra glad that I live in a house with central heating and insulation. This 1890 photo shows Robert Millen’s wooden house, with a central fireplace. Inside, you can just about make out a woman and Read More →
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