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A naked man lies with his eyes closed with one foot touching a lit candle held by a golden cupid; he lies on his side floating above an array of gold gift-wrapped presents among other items with one arm raised towards a glowing gold star with a gold cloud bearing a cupid, a personified gold moon and a falling teddy bear; includes the message in Italian: 'excluded because of AIDS'; one of a series of posters by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz/Aide Suisse contre le SIDA/Aiuto AIDS Svizerro. Colour lithograph by Etienne Francey and Daniel Ammann.

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[Basel?, Switzerland] : AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz = Aide Suisse contre le SIDA = Aiuto AIDS Svizzero, [199-]

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Physical description	1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 49.3 x 68 cm.
Lettering	Escludere per l'AIDS? Escluso! AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz; Aide Suisse contre le SIDA; Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Etienne Francey. Photographe: Daniel Ammann. Dialogan.
Note	Both Mapplethorpe and Mercury died of AIDS in 1989 and 1991 respectively; Keith Haring was a social activist and artist whose illustrations are used on other AIDS-related posters within the Wellcome Library collection (see 669057i, among others)
Credits	Date of publication must be in or after 1991 since Freddie Mercury died that yeat
Lettering note	The shrine-like image is arched along the top; among other items below the man are: a rope-tied catalogue bearing the title '[Robert] Mapplethorpe' [a critically acclaimed American photographer known for his 'homosexual eroticism of his nude photographs]; a cover featuring Freddie Mercury [who died from AIDS]; a rocking horse; gold leaves and an illustration by Keith Haring featuring his famous 'radiant baby' hovering above a pig
	Bears logo: A and +: AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz; Aide Suisse contre le SIDA; Aiuto AIDS Svizzero
Cite as	Wellcome Library no. 675039i
Note	Published: in or before 1994 (provenance of impression catalogued)
Author, etc.	Haring, Keith.
Subject name	Mercury, Freddie.
Topic-LCSH	AIDS (Disease)
	AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention.
	Safe sex in AIDS prevention.
	Death.
	Condoms.
	Social isolation.
	Gay men.
	Nudity.
	Cupids (Art)
	Stars.
	Gifts.
	Candles.
	Violin.
Place name	Basel (Switzerland)
Genre/Technique	Posters.
Copy photo no.	L 53863
System no.	.b16750457
Record no.	675045i

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