A message from Cleany: apply the lesson of St Mark's gospel I.41, and "be cleaned" by not using drugs. Colour lithograph after W. de Vink for Stichting Voorkom!, ca. 200-.

  • Vink, Willem de, 1957-
Date:
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Reference:
2065884i
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Description

"And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed"--Mark I. 40-42

Includes the cartoon character Cleany, designed by Willem de Vink, wearing a cap marked with the name Cleany and a badge "Born to be clean"; encouraging viewers to be clean of drugs

Publication/Creation

Houten (Postbus 91, 3990 DB Houten) : Stichting Voorkom! Alcohol-, Drugs-en Gokpreventie, [between 2000 and 2009?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in yellow, grey and black ; sheet 42 x 29.6 cm

Lettering

Marcus 1 vs. 41. En Jezus ... zeide tot hem: Ik wil, wordt gereinigd! Indeed I will be clean again. Voorkom! Preventie & voorlichting. www.voorkom.nl. Willem de Vink

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2065884i

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