“Prevent Hepatitis by Washing.”
Date
circa 1970
Credits
- David Pollack Photographer
Format
- Poster 1891
- Advertising 540
Locations Made
- China 54
This artwork is a propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution era, titled "Prevent Hepatitis by Washing," created around 1970. Initiated by Mao Zedong in 1966, the Cultural Revolution spanned from 1966 to 1976. Mao urged the youth of China to aid in eradicating capitalist ideologies and bourgeois thoughts from governmental, educational, media, and artistic spheres while revitalizing the revolutionary fervor.

“Prevent Hepatitis by Washing.” Chinese Cultural Revolution poster 1970 c.