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  • A gouty man surrounded by his collection of artefacts, telling his doctor how they keep turning blue; suggesting the man's melancholic loneliness. Coloured lithograph, 1835.
  • Hands grabbing other hands between the words 'SIDA' (AIDS) and 'solitaire' (lonely) within a starry universe with earth beyond, suggesting the loneliness of having AIDS. Silk screen print by Pierre Bernard, Atelier de Création Graphique - Grapus.
  • A crowd of people sitting in the sun with a tear down the middle to reveal a black triangular cavity; representing the effects of the marginalisation of people with AIDS. Colour lithograph by Enrico Delmastro, ca. 1995.
  • Five mugshots of gay men of different ages with brief descriptions of the freedom of being single; an advertisement by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Ingo Taubhorn and Wolfgang Mudra.
  • Ce soir je sors... : ou alors demain plutôt. Pfff! Tu as déjà dit ça hier / Ligne Azur.
  • Ce soir je sors... : ou alors demain plutôt. Pfff! Tu as déjà dit ça hier / Ligne Azur.
  • A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • Besoin de sexe quand ça ne va pas? : dans ces moments-là, multiplier les rencontres en zappant la capote ne résout rien... : déprime, solitude: le préservatif te protège aussi quand tu es plus vulnérable / SNEG association.
  • Besoin de sexe quand ça ne va pas? : dans ces moments-là, multiplier les rencontres en zappant la capote ne résout rien... : déprime, solitude: le préservatif te protège aussi quand tu es plus vulnérable / SNEG association.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients receiving women visitors, but a black soldier has no visitor. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • Left, red and purple diagonals and a person standing on a mountain top attacked by snakes; right, a person stranded dangling on a mountain top. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1976.
  • An old woman and a visitor in a living room, and two old men in a garden; representing the need for care of elderly people in Wales. Lithograph, ca. 1960.
  • An actor in drag. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • An actor in drag. Photographic postcard, 192-.
  • An old woman and a visitor in a living room, and two old men in a garden; representing the need for care of elderly people in Wales. Colour lithograph, ca. 1960.
  • An abstract white-washed figure with a red dot at its centre; a painting by Christian P. c/o the Bavarian AIDS Foundation; an appeal for donations to help those affected by AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
  • Two HIV positive women look over their shoulders to suggest their social isolation while below the same women look forwards to reflect a more positive attitude; an advertisement for the support services offered for HIV positive women by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Lauterbach and Boek.