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Here Today, Here Tomorrow Home > AIDS AIDSAs long as the AIDS epidemic continues, the only reliable means we have to minimize its consequences is either abstinence or the practice of safe sex. Much of the copious quantity of ephemera stresses safe sex habits, particularly the proper use of condoms. A set of six greeting cards voicing optimistic hope has also been issued; these are meant to be sent, with or without a written message, to people with AIDS. A set of 120 trading cards, with portraits of men and women in some way connected with the epidemic as researchers, patients, philanthropists, etc. has also been published; a package of 12 different cards in the series, accompanied by a condom, were offered for sale for approximately $3.00 each. There are also messages specifically directed to women, African-Americans, Hispanics, drug users and the homosexual community. Certain publications from religious groups suggest retribution, while statements from politically oriented groups present specific demands. For example, a crudely stenciled broadside from one such organization, ACT-UP, proclaiming that Healthcare is a right..., was removed from a wall at a construction site in Washington, DC, in the summer of 1991. |
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![]() World AIDS Day, color sticker, New York, 1994, 6.3 x 3.8 cm. |
![]() post card, New York, c. 1988, 10.8 x 15.1 cm. |
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![]() Arthur Ashe, color trading card, Forestville, California, 1993, 8.8 x 6.4 cm. |
![]() How Many AIDS Quilts, color sticker, Forestville, California, 1993, 8.8 x 6.4 cm. |
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![]() AIDS is a Women's Issue, color poster, New York, c. 1992, 29.1 x 21.5 cm. |
![]() Carry Condoms, color poster, New York, 1989, 22.5 x 15 cm. |
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![]() Condoman, color bumper sticker, Australia, c. 1987, 7.5 x 30.3 cm. |
![]() Playing it safe in Australia, 12 page booklet, Australia, c. 1994, 23.6 x 9.9 cm. |
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![]() card with color sticker attached, n.p., 1993, 19.9 x 8.3 cm. |
![]() color sticker, n.p., 1992, 7.5 x 7.5 cm. |
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![]() If it's not on, it's not on, color bumper sticker, Australia, c. 1991, 7 x 29.5 cm. |
![]() AIDS, post card with illustration by Robert Indiana, n.p., 1988, 20.3 x 15 cm. |
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![]() A.I.D.S.: Bubonic Plague of the 21st Century, broadside, Atlanta, Georgia, c. 1992, 27.8 x 21.7 cm. |
![]() Angela's Dream, 16 page color booklet, New York, 1989, 21.5 x 17.7 cm. |
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![]() AIDS Factline, you can get the facts, broadside, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1989, 22.8 x 10.6 cm. |
![]() color information card, England, c. 1992, 10 x 15 cm. |
Last reviewed: 16 October 2006
Last updated: 16 October 2006
First published: 19 May 1998
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