MAO, Zedong.

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Cultural Revolution-era mirror with Mao quotation. An example of the Mao cult's everyday manifestations, the quotation on the illustrated panel reading, "All our literature and art are for the masses of the people, and in the first place for the workers, peasants and soldiers; they are created for the workers, peasants and soldiers and are for their use."The quotation is drawn from Mao's 1942 "Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", which established the basic direction of the party's policy on the arts for decades to come. Below the quotation are characters from the model revolutionary operas. The pagoda at Yan'an is visible in the background.

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