Visual Culture and Health Posters
- Title:
- Lady Killer
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- Description:
- Created by the American Cancer Society, a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, this poster uses a witty approach to a serious matter by juxtaposing image and text. By placing the image of an ashtray and a lipstick-stained cigarette above the words "Lady Killer," the poster associates the commonplace activity with its deadly consequences. The everyday image of the ashtray is spotlighted, as if to expose the subject matter. Combined with the text, the message challenges the predominant glamorization of smoking without alienating the cigarette-smoking viewer. There is also an explicit message of support for the smoker in the fine print.
- Number of Image Pages:
- 1 (577,733 Bytes)
- Date Supplied:
- ca. 1988
- Creator:
- American Cancer Society
- Source:
- Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.
- This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).
- URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/
- IHM Order Number: A027938
- Publisher:
- American Cancer Society
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the American Cancer Society.
- Subject:
-
- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
- Smoking
- Smoking Cessation
- Public Health
- Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:
- The Cigarette
- Exhibit Category:
- Anti-Smoking Campaigns
- Unique Identifier:
- VCBBDV
- Document Type:
- Posters
- Slides (photographs)
- Language:
- English
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- image/tif
- Physical Condition:
- Good
- Metadata Last Modified Date:
- 2004-08-13
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