Do not be afraid of getting AIDS in a bar

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Artist/Maker	Jersild (artist)
Place of origin	Denmark (made)

Poster depicting a bar scene with a number of illustrated figures, mainly men and women in quite formal dress. A knight in full armour stands at the right hand end of the bar at a slight distance from the others. The text translates as 'Open the Visor. You do not need to be afraid of getting AIDS at a bar. So Just Come Free.'

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Categories	Gender and Sexuality Health Posters
Object type	Poster
Materials and techniques	Colour offset poster
Brief description	AIDS awareness poster produced by Sundhedssyrelsen AIDS Sekretariatet. Denmark, 1987.
Physical description	Poster depicting a bar scene with a number of illustrated figures, mainly men and women in quite formal dress. A knight in full armour stands at the right hand end of the bar at a slight distance from the others. The text translates as 'Open the Visor. You do not need to be afraid of getting AIDS at a bar. So Just Come Free.'
Marks and inscriptions	Slå visiret op. Du behøver ikke vaere bange for at få AIDS ved en bardisk. Så kom bare frit frem. AIDS-sekretariatet, Sundhedsstyrelsen. AIDS Linjen: 09 91 11 19. Produktion: Freddy Pedersen/Laursen. Tønder. Jersild. Bears logo: AIDS (with a condom on the letter 'i') AIDS-sekretariatet, Sundhedsstyrelsen.
Credit line	Given by Sundhedssyrelsen AIDS-Sekretariatet
Subjects depicted	Bars Drinking Alcohol Armour Safe Sex AIDS
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.950-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O227207/do-not-be-afraid-of-poster-jersild/

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