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Lecture Three: About “The Rent Collection Courtyard (收租院)”

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“The Rent Collection Courtyard” is a clay collection of 114 life-sized sculptures in located in the courtyard of the former home of rural landlord LIU Wencai in Dayi County, Sichuan Province created by YE Yushan and a team of sculptors from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1965. It is a famous work of sculpture showing an evil landlord collecting rent from poor peasants, it is one of the most powerful works of the Cultural Revolution. In this video, GAO Minglu, LI Zhanyang (李占洋Associate Professor of Sichuan Academy), and ZHAO Hongmei (查红梅Associate Professor of Sichuan Academy) introduce and discuss the background of the creation of “The Rent Collection Courtyard “, as well as this clay collection’s structure, parts and represented content.

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Title
Lecture Three: About “The Rent Collection Courtyard (收租院)”
Creator
Gao, Minglu
Description
“The Rent Collection Courtyard” is a clay collection of 114 life-sized sculptures in located in the courtyard of the former home of rural landlord LIU Wencai in Dayi County, Sichuan Province created by YE Yushan and a team of sculptors from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1965. It is a famous work of sculpture showing an evil landlord collecting rent from poor peasants, it is one of the most powerful works of the Cultural Revolution. In this video, GAO Minglu, LI Zhanyang (李占洋Associate Professor of Sichuan Academy), and ZHAO Hongmei (查红梅Associate Professor of Sichuan Academy) introduce and discuss the background of the creation of “The Rent Collection Courtyard “, as well as this clay collection’s structure, parts and represented content.
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University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
2018-02-28
Type
lectures, MovingImage
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source:20190412-gaolectures-0003, pitt:666980064
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