2010.54.7612

Newcorpse
Late 20th - Early 21st Century
17.00 in HIGH x 12.00 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 30.48 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.7612

Bottom edge center of poster has an Allied Printing union label with: "Inkworks - 147" and a small recycled symbol.

Poster has an unprinted, white border and a green background overall. Poster resembles a Newport brand cigarette advertisement. The top of the poster has text in orange: "Dead with Cancer!" and a large stylized drawing of a human corpse covered in a sheet laying on a gurney in amongst piles of garbage. The bottom of the drawing is partially overlaid with large orange text: "Newcorpse". The bottom of the poster has a small white rectangle with text in black: "Warning: / Advertising Kills" and a drawing of a pack of cigarette that resembles the popular Newport brand with the text: "Kings / Newcorpse / Menthol Kings". The bottom edge of the poster has text in black: "For posters or more information on DOC activities in your area, call or write: Doctors Ought to Care - 5510 Greenbriar, Suite 235 - Houston, TX 77005 - (713) 798-7729".
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