A figure at the centre of a broken wheel entered by multicoloured lines; representing help for AIDS patients in Kiel. Colour lithograph by Behrens und Carow, 199-.

Date:
[between 1990 and 1995]
Reference:
673402i
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A figure at the centre of a broken wheel entered by multicoloured lines; representing help for AIDS patients in Kiel. Colour lithograph by Behrens und Carow, 199-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The figure resembles the "Vitruvian man", but he is broken owing to AIDS. The colourful lines represent the courageous people who attempt to repair the wheel (the patient's life)

Publication/Creation

Kiel (Goethestrasse 23, 24116 Kiel) : AIDS Hilfe-Kiel e.V., [between 1990 and 1995]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.4 x 41.9 cm

Lettering

Mut gehört dazu. AIDS-Hilfe Kiel für alle ...Mitglied der Deutschen AIDS-Hilfe. Mitglied im Deutschen Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverband. Spenden werden bescheinigt und sind steuerabzugsfähig. Beratung ... Buro ... Behrens und Carow, Kommunikationsdesign, Kiel Bears logo of AIDS-Hilfe (Kiel e.V.) with motto "Mut gehört dazu" (it takes courage, i.e. to resist AIDS)

Copyright note

Behrens und Carow, Kommunikationsdesign, Kiel AIDS-Hilfe Kiel e.V. 199 AIDS-Hilfe Kiel e.V. Germany 19/01/2009 see http://www.aidshilfe-kiel.de/ UkLW Transcription from the item

Reference

Wellcome Collection 673402i

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