William Livingstone, et al.
AIDS Awareness Trading Cards, 1993
Forestville, CA: Eclipse Enterprises
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Complete set of 110 cards. All with painterly illustrations completed on rectos and considerable expository text on versos. Initially issued in packs of twelve (accompanied by a condom), here the...
Complete set of 110 cards. All with painterly illustrations completed on rectos and considerable expository text on versos. Initially issued in packs of twelve (accompanied by a condom), here the full set displays the cultural, medical, and political scope of the crisis. Subsections highlight "People with AIDS" (Arthur Ashe, Freddie Mercury, Robert Mapplethorpe, "Jane Doe"); "Medical Facts" ("Who gets AIDS?" and the particularly famous "How to put on a condom"); "Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases"; "AIDS Affects the World"; and "The Fight Against AIDS" (which includes activists like Princess Diana and Madonna, as well as touchstone public displays of protest and support). An encapsulation of public art, graphic design, and print culture's response to emergency. Cards all crisp and unsullied. Fine.