The pill is a no-no / Nordahl. – Historic 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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This rare vintage poster captures The pill is a no-no / Nordahl. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The pill is a no-no / Nordahl.
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Pope Paul VI is the figure this color poster names, and its slogan takes aim at a question that divided Americans in the late 1960s: whether the birth control pill was acceptable. In July 1968 the Pope issued *Humanae Vitae*, which reaffirmed the Catholic Church's ban on artificial contraception, a stance that drew criticism even from many American Catholics. The title credits an artist named Nordahl, and the copyright line names Pandora Productions of Wayzata, Minnesota, which suggests a commercial publisher. The piece reflects the blunt, slogan-driven style of the period's protest and pop-culture posters.
| Created / published | c1968. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1960-1970.Prints Color 1960-1970. |
| Notes | K84191 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Pandora Productions, Wayzata, Mn. Item 67. Unprocessed in U.S. Doc. Coll. G31. |
| Subjects | Paul--VI,--Pope,--1897-1978. Birth control--United States--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,139 × 1,452 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217808 |
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