The Stronghold of War
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This print from the politically charged series The Furnace Fire Is Even Redder shows workers, cadres, and technical staff studying the 1960 Angang Constitution (inscribed on the wall) and reading The People’s Daily.
During the summer of 1975, when this print was made, Angang was a focus of the political strife between Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997), who avidly advocated modernization, and his “anti-rightist” opponents.
During the summer of 1975, when this print was made, Angang was a focus of the political strife between Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997), who avidly advocated modernization, and his “anti-rightist” opponents.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Stronghold of War
- Artist: Attributed to Li Jingfang (Chinese, born 1935)
- Date: 1975
- Culture: China
- Medium: Etching with aquatint; color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 19 11/16 x 31 1/8 in. (50 x 79.1 cm)
Overall: 29 13/16 x 44 15/16 in. (75.7 x 114.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art