No cambies tu vida par el sida (Don't change your life for AIDS)
Poster
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
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AIDS poster with illustrations of male and female symbols to demonstrate ways in which HIV can be transmitted and dispelling other myths on the subject. On the left under 'SI DA' (a play on words around 'yes' and the Latin languages spelling of AIDS as SIDA) are examples such as unprotected sex and needle sharing but also the sharing of toothbrushes, and on the right (No Da) are examples of safe activities such as swimming, kissing, shaking hands and sharing clothes for example.
Object details
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| Title | No cambies tu vida par el sida (Don't change your life for AIDS) (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | AIDS poster produced by Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Madrid. Spain, 1988. |
| Physical description | AIDS poster with illustrations of male and female symbols to demonstrate ways in which HIV can be transmitted and dispelling other myths on the subject. On the left under 'SI DA' (a play on words around 'yes' and the Latin languages spelling of AIDS as SIDA) are examples such as unprotected sex and needle sharing but also the sharing of toothbrushes, and on the right (No Da) are examples of safe activities such as swimming, kissing, shaking hands and sharing clothes for example. |
| Object history | This poster was included in the 1996 display 'Graphic Responses to AIDS' at the V&A (12 June - 13 October 1996). |
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| Accession number | E.941-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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