Mao

Mao, 1972 by Andy Warhol,
Mao is one of a series of silkscreened portraits of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong that Warhol produced in 1973. Nearly 15 feet tall, this towering image mirrors representations that were displayed throughout China during and after the Cultural Revolution (1966-76). The original picture is a rectangle approximately one-third again as long as it is wide and the Chairman looks directly toward the camera with a benevolent expression on his face. He seems to have a slight, kindly smile but is, at the same time, clearly a serious person.
In this paintings Warhol made many points about applying mechanized methods of reproduction to "fine arts," thereby turning fine art into consumer goods.