A woman who is HIV positive asserts her right to decide whether to have a baby. Colour lithograph after R. Westerwelle, 1994.

  • Westerwelle, Ruth, 1951-
Date:
Februar 1994
Reference:
667489i
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Description

Green monochrome photograph of a woman with a scarf around her neck, against a purple background

Publication/Creation

Berlin (Dieffenbachstrasse 33, 10967 Berlin) : DAH Frauenreferat, Februar 1994.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 42 x 60 cm

Lettering

Wir treffen die Entscheidung. Weiblich & positiv: Wir sind Frauen. Wir sind HIV-positiv. Wir können schwanger werden. Jede von uns bestimmt selbst, ob sie ein Kind bekommt. ... Text: aha Büro fur Zwischentöne, Grafik: Augenblitz, Foto: Ruth Westerwelle. Translation of lettering: "We make the decision. Female and positive: We are women. We are HIV-positive. We can get pregnant. Each of us decides for herself whether to have a child." Bears logo of Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V: a stylised capital "A", in which a strong upright shaft supports an inclined or falling slender shaft, representing help Extensive lettering on verso describes factors to be considered by HIV-positive women

Edition

1. Auflage.

Copyright note

Westerwelle, Ruth, 1951- Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. aha Büro fur Zwischentöne Augenblitz (Design agency) undetermined 1994 Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Germany 12/08/2008 UkLW UK Transcription from the item. Information about Augenblitz from website www.elkebehrends.de Augenblitz, Atelier für Typografie und Gestaltung, was run by Katharina Mahrt und Elke Stoepel-Behrends, 1984-1993

Reference

Wellcome Collection 667489i

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