Excuses
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
- Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : San Francisco AIDS Foundation, [19--]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention & control Unsafe Sex -- psychology Unsafe Sex -- prevention & control
- Genre(s):
- Posters
- Abstract:
- Multicolor poster with black and white lettering. Title in upper right corner. Lengthy text below title lists several excuses used to explain unsafe sexual practices. These include: slipping, love, alcohol and drugs, condoms, boredom, immunity, and fatalism. Publisher information below text. Additional text below publisher information defines unsafe sex. Visual image is an illustration of the muscular torso of a man. The man's head and arms are not completely visible but they are posed in a way that suggests Michelangelo's statue "David." Text on verso discusses AIDS prevention and refers to the poster as an important message for gay and bisexual men.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Extent:
- 1 photomechanical print (poster) : 56 x 44 cm.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101450359 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A031795
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101450359