This Is How AIDS Victims See Themselves
- Title:
- This Is How AIDS Victims See Themselves
- Creator:
- Thorpe, James
- Date:
- 1989
- Description:
- The poster by James Thorpe was part of an exhibition by graphic artists to address the problems associated with the global spread of HIV/AIDS in 1989. Appropriating the image of a target from a shooting range, and using a bold shade of red set against black and white, the faceless and two-dimensional image symbolizes the persecution of people living with HIV/AIDS. The artist provides an image of how people living with AIDS see themselves--as victims hit with a series of personal, psychological, and financial losses. The image evokes a sense of alienation and victimization experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS as they face rejection by friends, family, and coworkers.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.
- Publisher:
- Thorpe, James
- Original Repository:
- The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of James Thorpe.
- Genre:
- Posters
Slides (photographs) - Subject:
- HIV and Public Health
- Format:
- Still Image
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection. 11611. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A025318
- Legacy ID:
- VCBBHG
- NLM ID:
- 101584655X104
- Profiles Collection:
- Visual Culture and Health Posters
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X104
- Story Section:
- HIV/AIDS