Original and timely. A substantial contribution to the literature on the Cultural Revolution and on modern China in general. Treating the propaganda art of a totalitarian state as a serious component of culture is uncommon and very useful. An invaluablereference of visual images for scholars, students, and artists alike....

Julia F. Andrews, Ohio State University

Each chapter raises interesting points and presents avenues for further research.

The China Journal

There is a wealth of historical detail on the production and subject matter of CCP poster art not found elsewhere, and each essay offers a careful argument grounded in a rich set of illustrations. Most importantly, attention to the more than fifty reproductions will evoke in most readers a greater range of emotional and intellectual reactions than conventional text-only material. As a result, Picturing Power not only imparts new information but also elicits-just as the editors hoped-previously unexplored associations that complicate, and therefore deepen, our understanding of the Mao years.

China Quarterly

The book's breadth of coverage is excellent, and most chapters have copious footnotes providing access to the primary literature.

China Information

By dispelling the stereotype of revolutionary art as mind-numbingly monotonous, this original book helps us rethink the Cultural Revolution as a partly 'aesthetic' process. The excellent scholarship and the evocative illustrations will make this book a very important resource for scholars and teachers of the Cultural Revolution.

Susan Brownell, University of Missouri–St. Louis

Original and timely. A substantial contribution to the literature on the Cultural Revolution and on modern China in general. Treating the
propaganda art of a totalitarian state as a serious component of culture is uncommon and very useful. An invaluable reference of visual images for scholars, students, and artists alike.

Julia F. Andrews, Ohio State University