
Rarely viewed by the outside world, this collection of posters from the 1950s to the present encompasses a politically significant period in Vietnamese history. With their boldly rendered images of Ho Chi Minh & local heroes; guerrilla fighters, tanks & bombers; factory workers & the urban & rural landscape, these posters-many produced in small numbers under economically adverse conditions-reverberate with vibrant colors & innovative graphic language, revealing much about the country's cultural & political climate. An overview of the collection shows how imagery from indigenous folk art, the work of French-trained nationally acclaimed artists, as well as Russian & Chinese propaganda styles have all influenced the unusual, graphically diverse styles of these posters. This collection offers a deeply resonating, visually arresting social history of a country during times of peace & war.