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Poster, AIDS Crisis

This is a Poster. We acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Comparing President George H. W. Bush to the Marlboro Man, this poster critiques the administration’s emphasis on military spending and its neglect of healthcare research and reform.

This object was donated by Karrie Jacobs.

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Poster, AIDS Crisis; USA; lithograph on paper; 1993-53-112

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition How Posters Work.

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