China "Dare to Teach" 1960s Mao Zedong Poster

Chinese Communist propaganda poster of Mao Tse Tung with the slogan "Dare to Teach". Measures 30" x 21". Printed in China with text in Mandarin. An image of Mao in his characteristic military suit and cap with a red star. Mao has a lit cigar, smiling approvingly upon a large crowd of workers, soldiers, and students who are marching ahead with large revolutionary banners. Posters such as this one were printed during the Cultural Revolution to give an artistic representation of the kind of society that the Maoist regime was trying to build. During the Cultural Revolution many teachers were considered elitists and accused of opposing equality and solidarity. Students physically attacked teachers, some were beaten and many were humiliated. After these events, Mao wanted the students to become active participants in helping to tear down the old ways and help institute new revolutionary ones, and therefore encouraged them to become teachers. In very good condition overall.