The disease AIDS represented as a hole in the road, the advice "Stop AIDS" as a warning not to fall into the hole. Colour lithograph after I. Chadima, 1988.

  • Chadima, I.
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1988
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668087i
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The disease AIDS represented as a hole in the road, the advice "Stop AIDS" as a warning not to fall into the hole. Colour lithograph after I. Chadima, 1988. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Uses the World Health Organization's AIDS symbol designed by Milton Glaser, 1987: a sinister blue skull between two red hearts which also form tombstones, representing death against love. The letter D of AIDS forms a hole in the road, inside which the WHO AIDS symbol lurks. Above the hole is a yellow and black traffic-sign saying "Stop", which is accompanied by explicit advice on avoidance of AIDS

Publication/Creation

[Czechoslovakia] : [publisher not identified], 1988 ([Czechoslovakia] : Vytiskly JČT [Jihočeské tiskárny?])

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 57.1 x 41.9 cm

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Stop AIDS. Výtvarník I. Chadima Bears number: PK 18098802 Lettering continues: "Přenáší se především pohlavním stykem. Nepřenáší se vzduchem, vodou, potravinami, močí, stolicí a běžným společenským stykem. Chraňte se kondomem a oboustrannou sexuální věrností. Buďte odpovědní sobě i svému okolí" (It is transmitted mainly by sexual intercourse. It is not transmitted through air, food, urine, faeces and ordinary social contact. Protect yourself with a condom and by sexual faithfulness on both sides. Be responsible to yourself and to your social environment)

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I. Chadima 1988 Czechoslovakia 05/09/2008 UkLW UK Transcription from the item
Milton Glaser 1988 Czechoslovakia 05/09/2008 UkLW UK Glaser's authorship of WHO symbol from his website

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Wellcome Collection 668087i

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