Three celebrities: Anthony Perkins (actor), Magic Johnson (basketball player), Freddie Mercury (singer); representing victims of AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Rytina and M. Vojáček, 1994.

  • Rytina, Václav.
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1994
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668093i
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Three celebrities: Anthony Perkins (actor), Magic Johnson (basketball player), Freddie Mercury (singer); representing victims of AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Rytina and M. Vojáček, 1994. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The three celebrities are gradually breaking up into jigsaw pieces, representing the destructive effect of AIDS. Each has a name plaque above the portrait. Above the logo of Jistota věrnosti is a fourth name-plaque containing question marks, meaning "Who's going to be next to have AIDS?"

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Praha [Prague] : Vydalo NCPZ [Národní centrum podpory zdraví], 1994 (St[ará] Boleslav : Lito & tisk Durabo)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.6 x 42.3 cm

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AIDS nezná vyvolených. Výtvarník V. Rytina a M. Vojáček Bears device: joined safety-pins, logo of Jistota věrnosti prevence AIDS (Assurance of trust prevention of AIDS) Bears device: a hand holding a flower, logo of Národní centrum podpory zdraví

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Václav Rytina Národní centrum podpory zdraví 1994 Národní centrum podpory zdraví Czech Republic In copyright 2/09/2008 UkLW UK Transcription from the item
M. Vojáček 1994 Národní centrum podpory zdraví Czech Republic In copyright 2/09/2008 UkLW UK Transcription from the item

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Wellcome Collection 668093i

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