Tang Desheng
Expressing devotion for the Little Red Book, Fangqian Commune

Expressing devotion for the Little Red Book, Fangqian Commune
Expressing devotion for the Little Red Book, Fangqian Commune
Expressing devotion for the Little Red Book, Fangqian Commune
ArtistChinese, born 1947
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Expressing devotion for the Little Red Book, Fangqian Commune
  • From the series Educated Youth, 1969-1979
Date1976, printed later
Place depictedChina
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 19 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (50.2 × 50.2 cm)
 Sheet: 25 1/4 × 24 1/8 in. (64.1 × 61.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Steven Evans in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker on the occasion of her retirement
Object number2015.248
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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionTang Desheng’s series Educated Youth, 1969-1979 documents the government program that ordered millions of urban-educated youths to leave their homes and families to live and work with farmers and peasants in rural China.
ProvenanceThe artist; Steven Evans, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped recto lower right: © TANG DESHENG PHOTOGRAPHY

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