Chairman Mao and [Dr. Norman] Bethune (oil-painting) (毛主席和白求恩 (油画))

Oil-painting of Mao's only meeting with the Canadian doctor in Yan'an. Date and artist information not provided. See also: Chairman Mao meets Comrade Bethune. Date, publication, and artist information not provided.

In Collection:

• Chinese Propaganda Poster Project

Subject

• Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976

Publisher

• People's Fine Arts Press

Language

• chi

Keyword

• Mao
• Bethune

Date created

• 1970s to 1980s

Resource type

• Text
• Still Image

Rights statement

• Copyright Not Evaluated

Extent

• 1 poster ; 76.5 x 53 cm

Alternative title

• Chairman Mao and [Dr. Norman] Bethune (oil-painting)
• Mao-zhuxi he Baiqiu'en
• 毛主席和白求恩 (油画)

Geographic Coverage

• China

Coordinates

• 35, 105

Chronological coverage

• 1938 to 1939

Collection

• Chinese Propaganda Poster Project

Provenance

• From the collection of Barry Till.

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• posters

Transcript

• [quotation in red letters above image, from Mao's 1939 article "In Memory of [Dr. Norman] Bethune] Comrade Bethune's spirit, his utter devotion to others without any thought of self, was shown in his great sense of responsibility in his work and his warm-heartedness towards all comrades and the people. Every communist should learn from him.

Technical note

• Scanned and edited by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by R.King and KM. Migration metadata by KD.

Rights

• These images are provided for teaching and research use only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/g87y-t832