Vietnamese
Two vintage posters


1966, c. 1970
30.75 h x 21 w in (78 x 53 cm)
17.25 h x 24.625 w in (44 x 63 cm)

Created during the Vietnam War era by Vietnamese artist Long Chau, the first of these two revolutionary posters harnesses the timeless power of allegorical imagery-a soaring crane triumphing over a bat branded with the faces of "Chinese Reactionaries" and "Imperialism"-bridging classical East Asian symbolism with the bold visual language of communist political art to frame moral righteousness not merely as a virtue, but as a force historically destined to outlast oppression and foreign interference. The second, rendered in the fierce red and gold of the Vietnamese national flag, immortalizes the iron resolve of North Vietnam's army and people during the hard-fought Dry Season campaigns of 1965-1966, placing a young female soldier at its center with her rifle raised, embodying a nation that armed its daughters as readily as its sons and fusing Soviet-inspired socialist realism with a distinctly Vietnamese spirit.

Lot is comprised of Benevolence Defeats Cruelty (c. 1970) by Long Chau and Vietnam Democratic City / The Dry Season Victory of the Army and People of Southern Vietnam 1965-1966 (1966).Tien Bo Printing Factory, Hanoi (one example)

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

Cond B/B-/P: One example with soiling, moisture stains and cracks. Other example with small tape remnants, adhesive residue and skinning.