Gymnastic exercises for 7-8 year olds in China. Colour lithograph, 1973.

Date:
1973
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672575i
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Gymnastic exercises for 7-8 year olds in China. Colour lithograph, 1973. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

In China under the communist government in earlier years, health exercises set to music were broadcast on the radio at set times of the day. It seemed at times that the whole country ground to a halt at particular moments to gyrate and flex to official inspiring music. This work depicts 8 series of gymnastic exercises and movements devised for 7-8 year old children of both sexes. The movements were amended from time to time - thus this being the fifth series

Publication/Creation

Beijing : [publisher not identified], 1973.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 52.7 x 76.7 cm

Lettering

Diwutao ertong guangbo ticao (qi sui - ba sui) Bears publication number (Shu hao): 8015-1394(2)

Edition

Yin shu 1-400,000 [print run].

Reference

Wellcome Collection 672575i

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