May 7, 2012

Santa Claus delivers a new child into a world of violence and death

China  Sketch, January 1937
"Santa Claus delivers a new child into a world of violence and death"
Illustrator: Zhu Jin-lou
Modern Sketch, November 1935
China Sketch, November 1936
"China as sleeping giant. 'Give me Liberty or Death.'"
Illustrator: Li Xuan
"A Typical Chinese," 1936 photomontage
"Assorted Pictures from the North," 1934
Photomontage artist: Fen Zi-li

Here's a small addendum to my big 50 Watts post "Shanghai Expression: Graphic Design in China: 1920s to 30s." These felt perfect for MY SKULL. Via the book Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century.