Poster Art and Culture Change
April 30th, 2008 | by admin |
1969: This woman graced one of three gritty posters issued to de-glamorize smoking.
1970: President Nixon signed the law banning advertising of tobacco on TV and radio.
Circa 1970: Smaller print reads, “Why don’t you quit before she starts?”
1973: Artist Seymour Chwast links smokers’ health with the1970s concern for environment.
1976: One million Californians join an ACS Smokeout event
1977: Great American Smokeout events spread across the country.
1985: This powerful illustration without text wins several advertising awards.
1986: Smaller print reads, “According to the surgeon general, smoking by a pregnant woman may result in a child’s premature birth, low birth weight and fetal injury. If that’s not child abuse, then what is?”
1987: Lung cancer surpasses breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women.
1993: Cover boy for many romance novels, Fabio tells women “Lips are meant for kissing, not for smoking.”
1995: Youth oriented, ethnically diverse poster series issued as teen smoking rates rise.
One Response to “Poster Art and Culture Change”
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