Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons

Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons

Contributor(s):
Baker, Ernest Hamlin
The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection
Publication:
National Tuberculosis Association, [ca. 1935]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Tuberculosis
Public Health
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Abstract:
This poster by famous portrait artist Ernest Hamlin Baker reflects a distinctive 1930s style of illustration. Rays of light, emanating from the double-barred cross emblem of the NTA, illuminate scenes of health personnel working in laboratories and caring for patients. The figures, design, and composition of this poster reflect a modernist style appropriate for the promotion of newly developed scientific solutions to an age-old problem. A series of illustrations described as "modern weapons" in the fight against tuberculosis include a man looking into a microscope, a nurse and doctor monitoring a woman receiving intravenous treatment, a young boy receiving an injection, and an X-ray displayed prominently in the background. As part of the campaign to solicit contributions, the message in the bottom corner of the poster suggests, "Christmas Seals help fight Tuberculosis."
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584655X13 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
VCBBBR
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X13
Archival Collection:
Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)