Title:

Let the World Breathe

Creator:

The World Health Organization

Date:

[ca. 1984]

Description:

This image, featuring two children playing in a stream, employs a common motif in public health posters--the photographs of children are used to evoke a feeling of responsibility or accountability in the viewer. The specific message is only conveyed clearly with the combination of image and text. The viewer is encouraged to read the poster in order to discover its meaning. Even the headline--"Let the world breathe"--is too general to communicate the central piece of advice: "Use chemicals with care to keep air fresh and water pure." The poster encourages behavior modification by emphasizing the consequences of complacency, not for the viewer alone but for innocent children as well.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Publisher:

The World Health Organization

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the World Health Organization.

Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Environmental Pollution and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Children at Risk!, 1984
Acceptable Daily Intake!, 1984

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. A028092

Legacy ID:

VCBBDF

NLM ID:

101584655X45

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X45

Story Section:

Environmental Health