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Are You A Prisoner?

Poster
about 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was issued by the Scottish Minstry of Home and Health to encourage people to seek help to stop smoking.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAre You A Prisoner?
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount (1906-1979)
Are You a Prisoner? Anti-Smoking Poster, c.1970
Central Office of Information Poster for the Scottish Home and Health Department
Physical description
Black and red capital letters spell out the caption on a red ground; a pciture of man smoking a cigarette is sandwiched between the 'o' of 'you' and the 'a'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Issued by the Scottish Home and Health Dept.
  • MOUNT / EVANS (Designers' names)
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Summary
This poster was issued by the Scottish Minstry of Home and Health to encourage people to seek help to stop smoking.
Collection
Accession number
E.578-1998

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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