characteristic actions alcohol de 1935 iconic denoyer geppert post prohibition anti alcohol (1 résultats)

Good. Mounted on original linen. Some soiling and foxing. Size 30.25 x 43 Inches. This is an iconic 1935 Denoyer-Geppert persuasive anti-alcoholism poster highlighting the product's negative effects on the human body. Issued in the wake of Prohibition's 1933 repeal, this piece pointedly asks, why ingest beer, wine, and liquor when the same key chemicals are used in paint, shellac, varnish, perfume, and explosives? Due to its powerful imagery, this piece has been widely reproduced, but this is our first time encountering an original. A Closer Look An illustration of a man occupies the center: his left side wears a suit, but his right exposes internal organs, the circulatory system, and the skeleton. To the left, products made using alcohol appear on shelves, including varnish, paint, shellac, hair tonic, perfume, explosives, and photographic film. On the right, beer, wine, and whiskey appear above a list of alcohol's poisonous, narcotic, and addictive effects on 'living tissue'. Publication History and Census This poster was edited by Bertha Rachel Palmer (the former Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Dakota) and published by Denoyer-Geppert in 1935. While widely reproduced in a reduced format, originals are rare. This piece is not cataloged in OCLC, and we have not identified any institutional holdings.