Tang Desheng
A production team attends political night school, Litang

A production team attends political night school, Litang
A production team attends political night school, Litang
A production team attends political night school, Litang
ArtistChinese, born 1947
CultureChinese
Titles
  • A production team attends political night school, Litang
  • from the series Educated Youth, 1969-1979
Date1971
Place depictedSichuan, China
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 Frederick Baldwin & Wendy Watriss in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker on the occasion of her retirement
Object number2015.364
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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.
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