Children in Art Class at a "Commune School" in China, 1979

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Norwood, Jean E., "Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China," 1979

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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.

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• How can you tell this is an art class?
• How is this art class similar to your art class? How is it different?

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Norwood, Jean E., "Children learning to draw in an art class at a "commune school" in China," 1979. Courtesy of Library of Congress