Dont fear cancer fight it! / JR. – Vintage Poster
(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 images capture their era like this vintage poster of Dont fear cancer fight it! / JR.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Dont fear cancer fight it! / JR.
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This silkscreen poster carries the blunt slogan "Don't fear cancer, fight it!" and a signature from the artist identified only as "JR." It was produced in 1936 under the Work Projects Administration's poster program, with the Federal theater Project listed as sponsor, and it directs viewers to the United States Public Health Service and the American Society for the Control of Cancer, the forerunner of the American Cancer Society. Posters like this were part of a broader 1930s effort to replace fear and secrecy around cancer with early detection and medical advice. The verso's September 1938 date stamp shows it was still circulating in archives and distribution two years later.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Caption continues: Further information may be secured from the United States Public Health Service Washington D.C. the American Society for the Control of Cancer 1250 Sixth Avenue New York N.Y. Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,757 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 293_Dont_fear_cancer_fight_1936 |
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