Whom have you exposed to syphilis Tell your physician (S) They should be examined (S) The – Antique Poster Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few WPA posters speak as bluntly as this silkscreen, which confronts the viewer with the question "Whom have you exposed to syphilis?" Sponsored by the New York City Department of Correction, it tells readers to see their physician and to have anyone they may have exposed examined, a direct appeal at a time when venereal disease was often kept quiet out of embarrassment. The Federal Art Project produced many public health posters in the late 1930s, using flat, bold color and short slogans to reach city residents who might never read a pamphlet. A June 1939 date stamp on the back helps place it in that campaign.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 202 · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction sponsor. |
| Subjects | Syphilis--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 993 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 655_Whom_have_you_exposed_t_1936 |
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