Title:

Lady Killer

Creator:

American Cancer Society

Date:

[ca. 1988]

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.

Publisher:

American Cancer Society

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the American Cancer Society.

Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Smoking, Smoking Cessation, 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. A027938

Legacy ID:

VCBBDV

NLM ID:

101584655X55

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X55

Story Section:

Anti-Smoking Campaigns