I have AIDS. Please hug me.
Poster
1987 (made)
1987 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Colour lithograph poster depicting a drawing of a child standing amongst flowers with their arms outstretched and the text :"I can't make you sick. AIDS Hot Line For Kids. Center for Attitudinal Healing. 19 Main St. Tiburon, CA 94920, (415) 435-5022".
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | I have AIDS. Please hug me. |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph poster |
| Brief description | Poster for AIDS awareness and children entitled 'I have AIDS. Please hug me' by the Center for Attitudinal Healing in California. USA, 1987. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster depicting a drawing of a child standing amongst flowers with their arms outstretched and the text :"I can't make you sick. AIDS Hot Line For Kids. Center for Attitudinal Healing. 19 Main St. Tiburon, CA 94920, (415) 435-5022". |
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| Bibliographic reference | The following reference is from the website of Attitudinal Healing International who produced the poster:
"In 1986 Jerry and his now wife, Diane Cirincione, Ph.D. created with artist Jack Keeler the award winning poster of a drawing of a child with outstretched arms saying, “I Have AIDS – Please Hug Me – I Can’t Make You Sick.”
This image became the most effective face for AIDS work globally for the World Health Organization (WHO) who issued it to 142 countries and in 2008 designated it the ‘most effective AIDS education tool in addressing the psychological, social, and emotional needs surrounding the AIDS pandemic. That designation was the 60th Anniversary of WHO and the Attitudinal Healing Interntional's AIDS Poster was officially designated the most effective tool for AIDs education worldwide and became the permanent symbol of WHO's global outreach with AIDS.
AIDS exhibit 2019In 2019 this award-winning poster was included in an exhibition surrounding the NYC AIDS Memorial featuring “the most compelling and impactful art, graphic design and advertising addressing the AIDS crisis from the mid-1980s through today.” |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1016-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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