THE SOCIALIST VISION The Birth of Socialism Paintings © Ken Currie, Reproduced courtesy of The People's Palace, Glasgow

At the centre are foundry workers forging in metal an extract from the Communist Manifesto: "... history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle ..." Comment on the colours used in this panel and in particular in this part of the panel. Comment on the way in which the men are grouped. Why are two of the man looking away from the central image? Return to Panel Four