A tuberculous man, naked to the waist, is bound in chains by a giant pair of hands (belonging to the Swiss government) and thrust into rays representing restrictions of individual liberty, which are intensified by passing through a magnifying glass. Colour lithograph after H. Laubi, ca. 1949.
- Laubi, Hugo, 1888-1959.
- Date:
- [1949]
- Reference:
- 19994i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Apparently publicity for a referendum against a proposed regulation in Switzerland that would compel the isolation of people with tuberculosis. The giant hands emerge from sleeves which are marked with a white cross on a coloured ground, presumably representing the Swiss flag. The rays which fall on the victim are mixed with section marks, representing regulations and bureaucracy
Publication/Creation
[Switzerland] : Aktionskomittee gegen das Tuberkulosegesetz, [1949] (Zürich : Druck Gebr. Fretz AG.)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 126.2 x 90.3 cm
Lettering
Tuberkulose-Gesetz: nein. Aktionskomittee gegen das Tuberkulosegesetz. Zwang. Marschbefehl. Isolierung. Internierung. Busse.
Translation of lettering of rays which fall on to the patient: Control; Marching orders; Isolation; Internment; Punishment.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19994i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores