Posted by specialK August 31, 2012
Using more than 5,500 toy soldiers, artist Joe Black's 'Made in China' is the perfect description for this portrait. 'Made in China' is based on a photograph of a young Chinese soldier that was featured on the cover on Life Magazine in 1938. The all of the molded, colored plastic toy soldiers were manufactured in China, giving the title a literate meaning.
The photo as it appeared on the cover of LIFE
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