A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.

A soldier coughing over his food in the canteen and spreading germs over his colleagues. Colour lithograph, 1941/1945.

A man and a woman applying a handkerchief to a television set showing a sneezing man, to prevent the spread of coughs and colds. Colour lithograph after Allan Carter.

Lettering urging the use of the handkerchief to prevent the spread of coughs and colds. Lithograph.

A man sneezing in a cinema, showing the use of handkerchiefs to prevent infectious diseases. Colour lithograph after H.M. Bateman, ca. 1951.

A man using a handkerchief to prevent the spread of coughs and colds to productive workers. Colour lithograph.

A police "Wanted" notice for a man sneezing without a handkerchief. Colour lithograph after Keith Monk.

Nine green and red diagrams with Portuguese lettering showing how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

A man (Mr Smit) coughing and sneezing into people in a crowd. Colour lithograph after Hink, 194-.

A woman coughing or sneezing without a handkerchief in a draper's shop. Lithograph after H.M. Bateman.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59 x 27.2 cm

A handkerchief trapped in a birdcage, representing the need to prevent the spread of germs by coughs and sneezes. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, 1946.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 15.1 x 50.7 cm

Three stages in a man's sneezing, represented by the three phases of traffic lights. Colour lithograph.

1 print : lithograph, printed in red, green and black on white ; sheet 59.3 x 41.9 cm

Nine green and red diagrams with Spanish lettering showing how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

Nine green and red diagrams with Albanian lettering on how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 37 x 24.3 cm

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Sneezing

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Images referencing Sneezing

Works from the collections

A handkerchief trapped in a birdcage, representing the need to prevent the spread of germs by coughs and sneezes. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, 1946.

Three stages in a man's sneezing, represented by the three phases of traffic lights. Colour lithograph.

Nine green and red diagrams with Spanish lettering showing how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

Nine green and red diagrams with Albanian lettering on how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

A man and a woman applying a handkerchief to a television set showing a sneezing man, to prevent the spread of coughs and colds. Colour lithograph after Allan Carter.

Sneezing

Images from the collections

Images referencing Sneezing

Works from the collections

A handkerchief trapped in a birdcage, representing the need to prevent the spread of germs by coughs and sneezes. Colour lithograph by D. Dekk, 1946.

Three stages in a man's sneezing, represented by the three phases of traffic lights. Colour lithograph.

Nine green and red diagrams with Spanish lettering showing how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

Nine green and red diagrams with Albanian lettering on how AIDS is not transmitted including top right, an insect [bite] to bottom right a heart [for faithfulness in marriage]; one of a series of six posters from the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph.

A man and a woman applying a handkerchief to a television set showing a sneezing man, to prevent the spread of coughs and colds. Colour lithograph after Allan Carter.

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