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  • The Belvedere Torso. Black chalk drawing with white highlights by J.J. Masquerier.
  • A standing male nude seen from behind. Black chalk drawing with white highlights by J.J. Masquerier.
  • A seated male nude looking over his right shoulder and holding a staff. Black and red chalk drawing with white highlights.
  • The tomb of Maximilian I, archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman Emperor (1493-1519) at the Hofkirche in Innsbruck, Austria. Chalk lithograph with white highlights.
  • Nepal; Sherpa children of the Khumbu, 1986. Two smiling children share an amusing moment in the village of Phakding (altitude 3000 metres). Their clothing highlights the poverty of some of the Sherpa families.
  • The buildings of Frankfurt, some with red highlights with the statement: "The city has AIDS"; advertising the work of the AIDS-Hilfe Frankfurt for those with HIV and AIDS. Colour lithograph by Typo Wenz Artwork GmbH.
  • Neurons derived from human neural stem cells. The green staining highlights the typical appearance of differentiated nerve cells. Cells such as these could form the basis of future treatments for degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
  • A face drawn in black lines with yellow highlights against a striped grey square background with upside down text at the top bearing the message in French: "It is easy to die" and the right way up at the bottom: "It may be difficult to live"; an advertisement for AIDS prevention by L'Alexandra. Colour lithograph by Gilbert Theillin.
  • Neuronal migration is an artwork depicting many very young neurons that have been produced in the neuroepithelium migrating to their appropriate destinations in the brain. This image highlights the future of neuroscience showing different classes of cells colour coded. There is no available technique to do this now, but it is not far off considering the advances that have been made with brainbow mice. The brainbow technique allows for different cell types to be tagged with fluorescent proteins to track their development and connections with other cells.
  • Condoms and other products available from retailers Condomania, incorporating various typefaces to highlight the varieties. Colour lithograph.
  • Silhouette figures with red kidneys highlight representing free screening to mark World Kidney Day on 11 March 2010 in Kenya. Colour lithograph, 2010.
  • HIV & AIDS, the issues : an education pack for hospital doctors : this teaching resource uses case histories covering several disciplines to highlight issues raised by HIV and AIDS in clinical practice / prepared by the Department of Health and the Central Office of Information.
  • Human skeleton highlighting the bones of the right arm, hip and leg
  • Illustrated calendar highlighting the need for family planning in Kenya. Colour lithograph, 1998.
  • A group of men wearing black and white cheque head-scarves pull a rope across a yellow winning line on a chequered floor with the words 'pride' and care' across the background; the calendar months for 1993 and 1994 below highlight Lesbian and Gay Week in the City of Vancouver, AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day; calandar by AIDS Vancouver. Colour lithograph by Tom Lovis and Ion Design, Inc.
  • A world map highlighting the numbers of adults infected with HIV, issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A man in bandages highlighting the risk of accidents at work in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
  • An information sheet on HIV and AIDS and prevention measures with cartoon characters and a world map highlighting the statistics of the AIDS epidemic; an advertisement by.
  • Two maps of India highlighting the growing HIV statistics in 1992 and 1993 by Spitnacs, Societal Projects Information Training Networking and Consultancy Services. Colour lithograph, ca.1993-7.
  • A gun with the 'safe' catch highlighted within a red circle representing a safe-sex advertisement by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong. Colour lithograph by John Clang Photography, ca. 1997.
  • A warning about AIDS in Moldovan and Russian with a table highlighting methods of precaution; an advertisement by the Centrul Republican de Profilaxie şi combatere SIDA. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A warning about AIDS in Moldovan and Russian with a table highlighting methods of precaution; an advertisement by the Centrul Republican de Profilaxie ¸si combatere SIDA. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A map of Berlin highlighting the locations of AIDS-related organisations within the city with the words; a warning issued by the Senator for Social Health and Youth and Family. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • A telephone directory list highlighting the numbers for the AIDS information line and HIV + line with times available; advertisement by AIDS Fonds Stichting. Colour lithograph by Doc Visser of Harry Poortman Design Works.
  • A bare-chested man pulling his jeans open to reveal his groin area with a selection of condoms and lubricant produced by The Hot Rubber Company; includes a torn extract highlighting the word 'hot'. Colour lithograph after Norbert Heuler.
  • A Frankfurt train line highlighting red train stops including Weidenbornstrasse and Seckbacher Landstrasse and the message "Bornheim has AIDS"; advertising the work of the AIDS-Hilfe Frankfurt for those with HIV and AIDS. Colour lithograph by Typo Wenz Artwork GmbH.
  • The faces of men and women and people at work highlighting that everyone is at risk of HIV/AIDS; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the CII, the Confederation of Indian Industry programme on HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Colour lithograph by Amita P. Gupta, ca. 1997.
  • A world map with figures and statistics highlighting the numbers of those with the HIV virus; with the message that over 50% of heterosexual HIV transmission in Norway occurs abroad; an advertisement by The Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Colour lithograph by , ca. 1995.
  • A family sit around a table before a woman who teaches them about AIDS; a calendar for the year 1995 with the 1st December highlighted with the words 'SIDA' for World AIDS Day; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • Human chromosomes in metaphase. The chromatin is stained red and the "glue" that holds the two chromatids together is highlighted in yellow. This glue is a proteinaceous complex called cohesin. Once all the chromosomes are attached to the spindle, the cohesin complex breaks down, allowing the two chromatids to separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.