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  • A naked man with a towel around his neck and his arms folded representing an advertisement for HIV tests, safe sex and a warning about sharing needles by the Life Foundation. Colour lithograph by Douglas Simonson.
  • Illustrated guidelines on the dangers of unprotected sex, sharing needles, donating contaminated blood and pregnancy when HIV positive; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Department of Health, CTA (Central Tibetan Administration), Dharamsala. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A hand offering a syringe to another is stopped by a third hand representing a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Unidade Educaçāo para a Saúde, Macau, ca. 1995.
  • A hand reaches out to another offering a syringe with a droplet of red liquid suggesting blood representing a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and AIDS by the Oregon Health Division with an AIDS helpline. Colour lithograph.
  • A couple making love, two people sharing needles, a man in a bed receiving a blood transfusion and a pregnant Indian woman; warning by the World Health Organization about the modes of transmission of HIV. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A woman drug-user in a white jacket, belted striped top and sunglasses leans against a wall in an alleyway with a message about why she stopped sharing needles; part of the Project Safe campaign by Denver AIDS Prevention. Colour lithograph by Daniel Montano, 1991.
  • The silhouette of a man with one hand at his chin as if thinking, a syringe poised to inject someone's arm and a couple making love; a warning about the dangers of contracting AIDS through sharing needles and unsafe sex. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Ways in which AIDS is spread including a couple representing unsafe sex, a person receiving infected blood from a donor, 3 people sharing contaminated needles and a pregnant woman infected with HIV lying in bed; an advertisement by the Directorate of Health Services in Manipur. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Ways in which you get HIV/AIDS including an embracing couple representing unprotected sex, an infected pregnant woman; a man receiving infected blood through transfusion and sharing contaminated needles; 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 syringe plunges down the centre of 2 figures as a personified HIV virus wearing a bandana and holding the pronged fork of the devil bounces off an arrow pointing right; a warning about the dangers of sharing needles by the AIDS Unit Department of Health, Government of Hong Kong. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A large syringe about to inject into a row of arms with a personification of the HIV virus bearing a red bandana and the pronged fork of the devil lurks nearby; a warning about the dangers of sharing needles by the AIDS Unit Department of Health, Government of Hong Kong. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A man with a skin head and leather jacket talks to a woman with a skin head against a metal fence with grafitti on a wall in the background: "Heroin Raus!" [heroin out]; a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and contracting AIDS by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by R. Warzecha, M. Jahreiss and D. Pusch.
  • An information leaflet printed on four sides featuring a man in a denim shirt on the front and inner pages with a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and contracting AIDS; an advertisement by Luc Bils of the Coordination Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs (French Community) with the support of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Colour lithograph by Forum, ca. 1988.
  • An information leaflet printed on four sides featuring a man in a denim shirt on the front and inner pages with a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and contracting AIDS; an advertisement by Luc Bils of the Coordination Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs (French Community) with the support of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Colour lithograph by Forum, ca. 1988.
  • Four deaf men signing the message 'Stop AIDS. Use Condoms. Don't share needles'; a safe sex advertisement for the deaf by the Moomba Deaf Association and Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations.Colour lithograph by Paul Drakeford.
  • A weight-lifter sits on a bench with his weights at his side as someone offers him a steroid injection; a warning not to share vials and used needles for steroids; advertisement for The Steroid Project as part of the Kingston AIDS Project funded by the National AIDS Strategy, Health Canada. Colour lithograph by Alice Whissell.
  • A weight-lifter sits on a bench with his weights at his side as someone offers him a steroid injection; a warning not to share vials and used needles for steroids; advertisement for The Steroid Project as part of the Kingston AIDS Project funded by the National AIDS Strategy, Health Canada. Colour lithograph by Alice Whissell.
  • A series of warning signs with illustrations demonstrating what not do to avoid AIDS including anal sex, circular arrows to indicate multiple sexual partners, oral sex, using shared needles; further illustrations in blue demonstrate how using your own razor, toothbrush and regularly showering illustrate how AIDS can be prevented; with a condom and a warning that any unprotected sexual intercourse increases the risk of AIDS; an advertisement by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph.
  • A cloaked figure of death bearing the word 'AIDS' on one sleeve and holding syringes that spill blood as if weapons; advertisement for the Sterile Needle Exchange by the Life Foundation Community Health Outreach Program. Colour lithograph.
  • A woman's eye looking at the needle of a syringe pointing up towards a man's eye with the message in French: "Stop AIDS. Don't start!"; an anti-drugs advertisement from a campaign of 'STOP AIDS posters by the l'AIDE Suisse contre le SIDA in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A woman with blonde hair, big earrings, pouting with painted lips; representing somebody who might be at risk of AIDS though reuse of needles. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • A glass with a warning that you can't catch AIDS from sharing a drink; advertisement for AIDS information lines by the California Medical Association. Colour lithograph.
  • A brick wall bearing graffiti in English and Spanish about AIDS and bottles of bleach with a billboard advertising the AIDS Information Line; advertisement by the Colorado Department of Health, Denver AIDS Prevention and Project Safe. Graffiti by Zoom One and Vince Manolo. Colour lithograph by Julee Wilets, 1989.
  • Three labels bearing the words 'Blood', 'semen' and 'vaginal fluids' which can carry the HIV virus with an embracing couple, a needle and a pregant woman; one of a series of fact sheets about AIDS and HIV. Colour lithograph.
  • A negative photograph of a crowd of people against a black background; advertisement for safer sex to prevent AIDS/HIV by the Department of Health. Lithograph.
  • Ear piercing, tattooing, acupuncture, razors, needles and toothbrushes representing a warning about the ways in which you can catch AIDS by the British Deaf Association. Colour lithograph.
  • A man's hand gripping onto a leather strap used to inject drugs with the message 'remember clean needles'; an AIDS prevention advertisement for the AIDS-Tukikeskus, the AIDS support centre by the Finnish AIDS Council. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A line of people shaking hands with a mother, father and their child representing a warning by the World Health Organization about who is at risk from AIDS . Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A syringe within a no entry sign and an embracing couple with advice on how to avoid catching HIV within a burgundy and pink decorative border; one of a series of fact sheets about AIDS and HIV. Colour lithograph.
  • A woman with her hand in her hair and the other pulling up a sheet around her with a message about how she gave up a partner who took drugs for fear of contracting AIDS; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph, 1993.