Poster
1969 (printed)
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This is a poster promoting contraception, issued by the Family Planning Association. The poster reminded men of the risk of unwanted pregnancy at a time when it was often claimed that ‘sexual liberation’ was transforming British life. A very well-known image, it was reused by the Newspaper Publishers Association in 1991 to illustrate the power of advertising.
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| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster of a pregnant man for the Health Education Council |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Credit line | Given by Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising. Reproduced courtesy of Alan Brooking |
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| Summary | This is a poster promoting contraception, issued by the Family Planning Association. The poster reminded men of the risk of unwanted pregnancy at a time when it was often claimed that ‘sexual liberation’ was transforming British life. A very well-known image, it was reused by the Newspaper Publishers Association in 1991 to illustrate the power of advertising. |
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| Accession number | E.755-1997 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2003 |
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