Mao Zedong biography paints hair-raising portrait . “It is better to let half the people die so that the other half can eat their fill,” Mao said during the famine provoked by his Great Leap ...

It was a nice portrait, but we were afraid people would feel uncomfortable seeing Mao like that, so we had to modify it. Then we tried to find more pictures of Mao, and finally decide to use this one.

Warhol gave Mao the same make-over of lush color, off-register highlights and general theatrical dazzle that he applied to Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor in the 1960s. There ...

Mao portrait by Warhol up for auction (Agencies/China Daily) Updated: 2006-11-16 07:03. NEW YORK: Andy Warhol's iconic image of Mao Zedong, considered one of his most sensational pieces of the ...

An early official version of the late Chairman Mao Zedong's portrait, which used to hang prominently on the main Tian'anmen gate, will be put up for auction on June 3. Experts say it is worth an ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that could fetch $15 million -- but mainland buyers may be wary of ...

An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that could fetch $15 million -- but mainland buyers may be wary of putting in a bid. It ...

Georgia Runoff Candidate Kelly Loeffler Allegedly Owns a $56,000 Warhol Portrait of Mao, and a Fellow Republican Thinks It’s Weird Loeffler's campaign has denied that she owns the artwork. Andy ...

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the heart of Beijing, state media reported ...

However, the Mao series has become one of Warhol's most sought-after celebrity portraits by collectors. According to data from Sotheby's auction house, in 2015, a Mao painting was sold for $47.5 ...