The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. is hosting an exhibition of public health posters spanning decades and , these prints warn an unsuspecting public about the evil germs and the host organisms who love them. The exhibit runs through December 19th. The show was reviewed in the New York Times:
Much of the exhibition suggests a mash-up of advertising and public health. The posters tried to convey the danger of disease and get people to change their behavior, said the curator, Michael Sappol, a historian at the library of medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health.
But “they’re also about the pleasure of the image,” he continued, adding, “There have been some very sexy, colorful, playful posters about some very serious diseases.”
A link to the full New York Times review is here.
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