 | The Art of Resistance: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China Subjects: Art -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- 20th century; Dissenters Artistic -- China -- Biography; Art Chinese -- 20th century -- Themes motives; The Art of Resistance surveys the lives of seven painters--Ding Cong (1916-2009), Feng Zikai (1898-1975), Li Keran (1907-89), Li Kuchan (1898-1983), Huang Yongyu (b. 1924), Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), and Shi Lu (1919-82)--during China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), a time when they were considered counterrevolutionary and were forbidden to paint. Drawing on interviews with the artists and their families and on materials collected during her visits to China, Shelley Drake Hawks examines their painting styles, political outlooks, and life experiences. Shelley Drake Hawks teaches art history and world history at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. |
