Halston: fashion designer

Halston: fashion designer

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Hiscock, Charles, artist
Contributor(s):
Helfand, William H., donor
Livingstone, William, writer
Eclipse Comics, publisher.
Publication:
Forestville, California : Eclipse Enterprises, 1993
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Abstract:
This trading card briefly documents the story of fashion designer and celebrity, Halston, born Roy Halston Frowick, who founded his own high-fashion clothing company in 1968. Halston died of AIDS on March 26, 1990. The cards were distributed in sets, each packet containing one condom and 12 collector's cards of people and topics related to AIDS.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 trade card : 9 x 6 cm
Provenance:
Donation; Mar. 23,1999; William H. Helfand.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101452888 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C05370
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101452888