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Smoking Is Very Glamorous

Poster
1972 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of a series of posters that stressed the consequences of smoking. The raddled, unhealthy woman's face debunks the long-established associations of cigarettes with glamour and sexuality found particularly in classic Hollywood movies and mainsteam advertising of the early to mid-20th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSmoking Is Very Glamorous (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph
Brief description
Poster issued by the American Cancer Society entitled 'Smoking is very glamourous'. USA, 1972.
Physical description
Portrait format poster. Black and white image of a person with short black hair smoking a cigarette. The face looks raddled, tired, and sick. Beneath, the caption.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 407mm
  • Sheet width: 407mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • American Cancer Society (Distributor's identification; left of bottom margin; offset lithography)
  • production details (right of bottom margin; offset lithography)
Credit line
Given by Mark Haworth Booth
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Summary
This is one of a series of posters that stressed the consequences of smoking. The raddled, unhealthy woman's face debunks the long-established associations of cigarettes with glamour and sexuality found particularly in classic Hollywood movies and mainsteam advertising of the early to mid-20th century.
Collection
Accession number
E.70-1974

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Record createdMarch 7, 2003
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