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  • Custard apple or Sweetsop (Annona squamosa L.): fruiting branch with sections of fruit, flowers and seeds. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c. 1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
  • Rose apple (Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston): fruiting branch with leaves and numbered sections of fruit and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
  • An apple that has been bitten into is tied up with a knotted rope to prevent further bites; representing precautions against AIDS. Colour lithograph after R. Vlachová, 1993.
  • An apple that has been bitten into is tied up with a knotted rope to prevent further bites; representing precautions against AIDS. Colour lithograph after R. Vlachová, 1993.
  • Eve is offering an apple to Adam while the serpent watches through the branches of the Tree of Knowledge; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after S. Staněk, 1994.
  • A woman is holding a child in her arms and her sister is standing on tiptoe trying to offer her an apple. Lithograph by Delpech after L. Boilly, ca. 1822.
  • A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A bearded man in earrings and a nun's uniform holding an apple while tweaking the nipple of a naked man; a snake entwines the two figures; an advertisement for the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard. Lithograph.
  • A serpent spitting out a half-bitten apple bearing a map of the world representing a warning about the worldwide dangers of AIDS by The Municipal Corporation of San Pedro Sula. Colour lithograph by Roberto Ruiz, ca. 1997.
  • A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.
  • A red apple forming the tip of a penis with a quote from Albert Camus: 'La felicidad es generosa ... no vive de destrucción' [Happiness is ... generous destruction of lives] and the letters 'SIDA' in each corner; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Santiago Pol, 1994.
  • Oak leaves with two oak apples. Watercolour drawing.
  • Oak leaves with four oak apples. Watercolour drawing.
  • Flavour of the month : fresh apples / Restaurant Associates.
  • Flavour of the month : fresh apples / Restaurant Associates.
  • Flavour of the month : fresh apples / Restaurant Associates.
  • Flavour of the month : fresh apples / Restaurant Associates.
  • "Apples gathered in Dr Jenner's garden". Oil painting by Stephen Jenner.
  • Eve offers a large condom to Adam as she holds the apple of temptation behind her; the serpent looks on from behind a tree in dismay; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas and Centro Nacional de Educacion para la salud Ministerio de Salud Publica, Cuba. Colour lithograph by Leonardo, 1993.
  • Hygiene: a woman washing apples in a bowl before serving. Colour lithograph, 197-.
  • Three telephone cards bearing the designs of artists: one bears a clown holding a red heart shaped apple and signed "Tobiasse", another 3 hearts signed "Sosno '97", and the third bearing the words "varde [?] retro virus" and signed "Ben 97"; advertisements for the SIDA Info Service supported by Caisse d'Epargne Cote d'Azur, Durex, Cryptone and NRJ [radio station]. Colour lithograph, 1997.
  • A red apple forming the the tip of a penis with a quote from Albert Camus: 'La felicidad es generosa ... no vive de destrucción' [Happiness is ... generous destruction of lives] and the letters 'SIDA' in each corner; one of a series of anti-AIDS posters produced by Artis entitled 'Imágenes contra el SIDA' [Images against AIDS]. Colour lithograph by Santiago Pol, 1994.
  • Hearts in distress through worldly desires and natural temptations, represented by the serpent and apples. Gouache.
  • Solid pack pie apples : peeled and cored, just ready for use : Materne / S.A. Jambes.
  • A horse turning the wheel to crush apples in a cider-mill. Engraving by J. Whessell after J. Wathen.
  • A tree bearing apples labelled with virtues; representing the life of Christian virtue. Coloured lithograph, 1870, after J. Bakewell, 1771.
  • A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of sin. Coloured lithograph, c. 1870, after J. Bakewell.
  • A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of the base, 'natural' man. Etching, 1771, after J. Bakewell.
  • Sources of vitamins and minerals for children and adults: (a) carrots and apples, (b) citrus fruits, (c) brassicas and pulses. Colour lithograph, 1966.
  • A woman carrying a tray of apples which she has for sale, accompanied by a child who is playing with a dog. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.