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  • 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 conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.
  • A circle of joining hands with radiating coloured marks; advertisement by the Service Employees International Union for employee protection against infections like AIDS. Colour lithograph by Diane Sunseri, 1994.
  • Four bodies with a shared head, at the centre of which is a pink heart, form a circle by joining hands; representing people uniting to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • A computer generated image of the HIV virus (?) with emanating red forms surrounded by a circle of yellow forms; advertising a conference on AIDS in Europe. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A voluminous woman crossing a bush in a circle of foliage to get to a latrine; perhaps representing Garnerin's London balloon flights of the time. Etching by J. Gillray, 1802.
  • A physician-virtuoso in his cabinet, examining a flask of urine brought by a lady. Oil painting by a painter in the circle of Gerard Thomas, early 18th century.
  • A physician-virtuoso in his cabinet, examining a flask of urine brought by a lady. Oil painting by a painter in the circle of Gerard Thomas, early 18th century.
  • A physician-virtuoso in his cabinet, examining a flask of urine brought by a lady. Oil painting by a painter in the circle of Gerard Thomas, early 18th century.
  • A physician-virtuoso in his cabinet, examining a flask of urine brought by a lady. Oil painting by a painter in the circle of Gerard Thomas, early 18th century.
  • A physician-virtuoso in his cabinet, examining a flask of urine brought by a lady. Oil painting by a painter in the circle of Gerard Thomas, early 18th century.
  • An image of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi in the central circle surrounded by images of other deities, including Shiva and Parvati, Mahadevi and Ganesha. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life which represents Samsara, or the world on a Tibetan Thangka. In the central circle is a snake chasing a pig chasing a rooster chasing the snake which represents craving, hatred and ignorance. The six sections, surrounding the central circle, show representations of the six realms - the realm of the gods, the realm of the titans, the realm of the humans, the realm of the animals, the realm of the hungry ghosts and the realm of the demons.
  • A feathered circle inside which are several faces of native Americans; advertisement for Urban Aboriginal AIDS Awareness for the National AIDS Strategy supported by Health Canada. Lithograph by Julie Simoa, 1995.
  • A monk, suffering a hallucination that he is being attacked by wolves, being freed from his delusions by Saint Anselm. Drawing by an artist in the circle of J.W. Baumgartner.
  • John Russell mixing a large concoction surrounded by a semi-circle of politicians on latrines; representing the Reform Bill which disenfranchised sixty 'rotten' boroughs. Coloured etching by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • John Russell mixing a large concoction surrounded by a semi-circle of politicians on latrines; representing the Reform Bill which disenfranchised sixty 'rotten' boroughs. Coloured etching by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • Multicoloured hands forming a flower-like circle around the lettering 'Families United Against AIDS'; an advertisement for World AIDS Day by the Community AIDS Centre in South Africa. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • A blue semi-circle with a jagged inner representing the logo of the Associazione Nazionale per la lotta contro l'AIDS. Colour lithograph by Quick Print Service S.f.l., ca. 1990's.
  • A group of people standing in the sea in a circle join hands; to the left a couple with a dog look on and in the background other people are bathing. Wood engraving.
  • A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.
  • Men, women and children holding hands dancing in a circle representing a message about ending the lack of solidarity in the fight against AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministerio de Saude Programa Nacional de DST/AIDS.
  • Four blue silhouette figures with their partners before a red-rimmed circle bearing the words 'AIDS' and 'HIV'; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the Committee on AIDS Hanoi. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Captain Cook and his crew setting up a market on the island of Nomuka, Tonga, for trade with local people, who are seated in a circle, May 1777. Engraving by W. Byrne after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • A family incorporating a man and woman with their baby surrounded by leaves and a dove within a circle edged with blue lettering; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by Nguyen Cong Do, ca. 1996.
  • A magician stands in the middle of a circle holding a stick in one hand and a book in the other as he is watched by the devil in the form of a dragon. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • People raising their hands towards a circle bearing a college scene of a young man and woman with another man reading beside lockers; advertisement for a campaign for schools against AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Government of Québec.
  • A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • A native North American as a traditional youth dancer surrounded by hands forming a circle with feathers; advertisement for AIDS Awareness Week October 3-9, 1994 by the Assembly of First Nations National Indian Brotherhood. Colour lithograph by Sean Couchie, 1994.