Mind If I Smoke?

Mind If I Smoke?

Contributor(s):
Singapore National Smoking Control Programme
The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection
Publication:
Singapore National Smoking Control Programme, 1986
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Smoking Cessation
Smoking
Public Health
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Abstract:
The National Smoking Control Programme, a comprehensive long-term plan for smoking control spearheaded by the Ministry of Health in Singapore in 1986, created this poster in response to pro-tobacco forces that emphasized the First Amendment personal freedom of smokers to smoke and tobacco companies to advertise their products. The "Towards a Nation of Non-Smokers" campaign emphasized nonsmokers' rights by using the image of the cigarette to their advantage. In this poster, the reply to the question, "Mind if I smoke?" is made more emphatic by the larger font and red color. Set against the black background, the image of a smashed cigarette symbolizes the ultimate goal of the program: the complete elimination of cigarette smoking in order to promote public health.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is blurry.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584655X53 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
VCBBDR
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X53
Archival Collection:
Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)