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Love Alone is No Protection

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1991 (made)
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Place of origin

A blue card printed with a cartoon and information about Aids awareness and safer sex aimed at gay men, issued by Health Education Authority.
Lettered with information about Aids and safer sex, David Shenton and on reverse Martello Press 17.5m 8/91, ©Health Education Authority, A50 and with the Health Education Authority logo
Notes: This card is one of a series of five issued by the Health Education Authority in 1991, targeted at gay men. See E.118 to 121-1997

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TitleLove Alone is No Protection (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph on blue paper
Brief description
AIDS related ephemera, safer sex information card, illustration by David Shenton entitled 'Love Alone is No Protection', issued by Health Education Authority. Great Britain, 1991
Physical description
A blue card printed with a cartoon and information about Aids awareness and safer sex aimed at gay men, issued by Health Education Authority.
Lettered with information about Aids and safer sex, David Shenton and on reverse Martello Press 17.5m 8/91, ©Health Education Authority, A50 and with the Health Education Authority logo
Notes: This card is one of a series of five issued by the Health Education Authority in 1991, targeted at gay men. See E.118 to 121-1997
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.8cm (Note: Taken from R.P. 1997/265 Catalogue Sheet)
  • Width: 10.5cm (Note: Taken from R.P. 1997/265 Catalogue Sheet)
Object history
Exhibition: Graphic Responses to Aids. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 12 June - 13 October 1996
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Bibliographic references
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/265 Acquisition Form
  • Taken from R.P. 1997/265 Catalogue Sheet
Collection
Accession number
E.122-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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