Depicting a female scientist, the slogan translating to: "Science can be difficult and dangerous, bitter struggles can set new standards."120 x 90cm, with frameProvenance: Acquired from?the Chinese propaganda poster museum in ShanghaiNote: Ha Qiongwen (1925) was born in Beijing. He belongs to the Hui minority. After his graduation from the Fine Arts Department of the Chongqing Central University in 1949, he joined the People's Liberation Army. Ha taught in the Art Department of the East China People's Liberation Army Military University. In 1953, he moved to Beijing and worked in the Cultural Department of the PLA. In the same year, he visited the North Korean war theatre, where he spent time with the Railroad troops of the Chinese Volunteer Army. In 1955, Ha was transferred to the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House. By the late 1950s, he and his Shanghai colleague Qian Daxin were considered the most prolific designers of propaganda posters, producing some of the best remembered works. Despite his maltreatment during the Cultural Revolution and a suicide attempt that caused the loss of sight in his right eye, Ha remained active as a poster designer until his retirement in 1992. A number of his propaganda paintings as well as his oil paintings has been included in Chinese museum collections.