Adam and Eve committing the primal sin; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after Pavel Beneš, 1991.

  • Beneš, Pavel, 1960-
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1991
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668102i
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Adam and Eve committing the primal sin; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after Pavel Beneš, 1991. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Adam and Eve under the Tree of Knowledge with a serpent wrapped around its trunk. Eve has thrown away an apple-core and is loosening her fig-leaf, while Adam has discarded his fig-leaf and is throwing away his apple-core. Above, God, averting his eyes from their blunder, vandalises a notice saying "Paradise" by inserting the word "AIDS!"

Publication/Creation

[Praha] [Prague] : Národní centrum podpory zdraví, 1991 (Pardubice : VČT 10 [Východočeská tiskárna 10?])

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 83.7 x 59.2 cm

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Paradaids!e. Cover Design © Pavel Beneš. Výtvarník P. Beneš.

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Beneš, Pavel, 1960- Cover Design Národní centrum podpory zdraví Cover Design © Pavel Beneš 1991 Národní centrum podpory zdraví Czechoslovakia In copyright 5/09/2008 UkLW UK Transcription from the item

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Wellcome Collection 668102i

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