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Helplines

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  • A crowd of people appearing to wait with the message 'All are equal before the [HIV] virus'; an advertisement for the AIDS helpline by the Steirische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph after Heimo Binder.
  • The painted faces of two men, one above the other, by Bruno; with the message that being HIV positive does not mean the end; an advertisement by Mann-O-Meter, the information and telephone service for gay men. Colour lithograph.
  • The sun with a smiling face and a condom with the message in French: "On holiday I forget everything except a condom"; a safe sex advertisement by the Ministère des Affaires Sociales de la Santé et de la ville, L'Europe contre le SIDA and the SIDA Info Service. Colour lithograph by L'Agence Verte.
  • Female catkins on a willow tree, representing an archaic Chinese nickname for sexually transmitted diseases, with the message that AIDS is worse. Colour lithograph by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong, ca. 1997.
  • A white telephone on a pale blue background advertising AIDS counselling services offered by health authorities and voluntary organizations; with the message ''You do not get AIDS from swimming". Colour lithograph by Papen, Hansen, ca. 1995.
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Catalogue

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    A pink heart with a green condom in front, and a message that plays on the conjugation of 'préserver' (to protect); advertising the SIDA Info Service by FTPJ. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1995] | Reference: 672166i
    • Ephemera
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    Quand on a la syphilis, ça se voit toujours? / Sida Info Service.

    | Date: 2004
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    A man in a vest and shorts sits on a chair by a window holding a condom packet within a red and orange decorated border; an advertisement for safer sex and condoms. Colour lithograph by Mark A. Vieira and William Sandoval/Graphic Works.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1999] | Reference: 668004i
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    Three rows of individuals affected by AIDS, some with their heads turned, others with their hands on their faces with comments on how they need help; advertisement for the SIDA Info Service. Lithograph by L'Agence Verte.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 672534i
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    Numerous telephone cords linking blue and yellow telephone receivers representing an advertisement for the SIDA Info Service. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 672525i
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