My disappointment in people

My disappointment in people

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Albanese, Michael, (Of ACT UP Los Angeles), artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Art-i-tech(s)-ture (Firm), issuing body.
Publication:
Los Angeles, California : Art-i-tech(s)-ture, [1991]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Political Activism
Health Personnel
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
The postcard depicts a photographic image of two health workers, a man and a women, wearing white coats and masks. They both have their arms up and are either putting their masks on or taking them off. The image is in light green, black and shades of grey. A large red and black circle with a line going diagonally from the top left to the bottom right, i.e. a prohibition sign, is placed in the middle of the image, obscuring parts of it. At the bottom of the postcard in white letters it says "My disappointment in PEOPLE ..."
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 postcard : 11 x 15 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101457242 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D00040 and D06177
OCLC no.:
1370214528
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101457242