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![Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China. Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/primary-sources/images/history-education-pss-schools-commune-source.jpg?itok=ywJx8k52)
Description
The children photographed are learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China in 1979. Communes in China were the largest collective units in rural areas of China from 1958 to 1983, when they were replaced by townships.
Source-Dependent Questions
- How can you tell this is an art class?
- How is this art class similar to your art class? How is it different?
Citation Information
Norwood, Jean E., "Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China," 1979. Courtesy of Library of Congress