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A discussion group attended by glum, ugly, and bored people. Stipple engraving after H.W. Bunbury, 1782.

A group of cartoon male figures sit chatting around a small coffee table adorned with cups and a teapot by Rob [?] representing an advertisement for Schwulenberatung, an open discussion group for gay men in Berln. Photocopy, ca. 1993.

A schedule of events including films, public discussions and theatre about AIDS on show between 1987 and 1988 by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Josef Neuf Gesellschaft m.b.H., 1988 [?].

A line-drawn male nude figure with one arm leaning against a surface and his head turned representing an advertisement for two discussion groups organised by Kursiv on the occasion of the International AIDS conference in Berlin. Photocopy, ca. 1993.

Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.

An HIV positive woman standing apart from her friends at the top, and the same woman joining in with her friends below; advertising Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Lauterbach/ Boek, 199-.

A figure with an orange beak and a vest bearing the words 'Leo' moving three coloured cups around a green playing board bearing a skull, a pink heart and a clover leaf; an advertisement for the Mainz 'Stop AIDS' Festival on 23 August 1989 at the Kulturzentrum [Mainz], organised by the Landeszentrale für Gesundheitserziehung in Rheinland-Pfalz e.V. Colour lithograph by Klaus.

Two men sit in discussion top right with a further group of cartoon male figures at the bottom sit chatting around a small coffee table adorned with cups and a teapot by Rob [?]; an advertisement for an open discussion group for those living with HIV and AIDS mentored by Arnd Bächler (gay counseling) and Stefan Cremer (HIV e.V.). Photocopy, 1994.

1 print : lithograph, printed on blue ; sheet 29.5 x 41.9 cm

Left, an owl on a perch and woman servant holding a lever. Centre, a skeleton in a cabinet. Right, a suit of armour

First in a 3-part series of programmes broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service, where a cross-section of the general public are able to put forward their views of the NHS. This first programme shows the results of a survey about view of the NHS, completed by the participants before the discussion weekend took place. We see the first discussion groups talking about their experiences of the NHS and how they think it could be improved. They then have a chance to put their questions of a panel of experts who are involved in healthcare.

1 video cassette (VHS) (49 min.) : sound, color, PAL

The prescription. Pt. 1.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 43.8. x 69.2 cm

Nine people sit in a semicircle around a man seated in the front (he is seen from behind). A black servant or slave holds a tray containing teacups. A French servant on the left hands round slices of bread. Apparently a humorous contrast between elevated discussion of cultural matters and the unattractiveness of most of the people attending. On the right, two younger people pay no attention to the discussion: a young woman fiddles with her fan, and a young man engages with the young woman
"In Conversazione (BM 6141, cat[alogue] no. 21) Bunbury pokes fun at a countrified version of the assemblies held in town by Mrs Montagu ("Queen of the Blues") and other prominent literary hostesses: almost everyone here appears either too shy or too bored to participate."--Riely, loc. cit. At the soirées hosted by the "bluestocking" Elizabeth Montagu (from 1781 in Montagu House, Portman Square) the participants were also seated in a semicircle

1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 42.7 x 54.8 cm

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A group of cartoon male figures sit chatting around a small coffee table adorned with cups and a teapot by Rob [?] representing an advertisement for Schwulenberatung, an open discussion group for gay men in Berln. Photocopy, ca. 1993.

Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.

The prescription. Pt. 1.

A discussion group attended by glum, ugly, and bored people. Stipple engraving after H.W. Bunbury, 1782.

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A group of cartoon male figures sit chatting around a small coffee table adorned with cups and a teapot by Rob [?] representing an advertisement for Schwulenberatung, an open discussion group for gay men in Berln. Photocopy, ca. 1993.

Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.

The prescription. Pt. 1.

A discussion group attended by glum, ugly, and bored people. Stipple engraving after H.W. Bunbury, 1782.

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