Obey cancer's danger signals Do not wait for pain : Go to a physician if you have [...] / Herzog. – Antique Wall Art
![Obey cancer's danger signals Do not wait for pain : Go to a physician if you have [...] / Herzog., NYC : Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1938] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/60/60fed9e89731-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Obey cancer's danger signals Do not wait for pain : Go to a physician if you have [...] / Herzog., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Rather than showing a body or a doctor, this silkscreen leads with a plain instruction: do not wait for pain before seeing a physician. Its caption goes on to list six specific warning signs that should prompt a medical checkup, reflecting late-1930s public health campaigns that urged early detection of cancer. Produced in New York by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, the color poster bears the name Herzog and was made in cooperation with the U.S. Public Health Service and the American Society for the Control of Cancer.
| Created / published | NYC : Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1938] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Medical illustrations 1930-1940.Posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Caption continues with a list of six specific warning signs that should prompt a medical check-up. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). U.S. Public Health Service in cooperation with the American Society for the Control of Cancer. |
| Subjects | United States.--Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Human body--1930-1940. Cardiovascular system--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,164 × 1,462 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217623 |
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