A yellow butterfly representing part of a message that life goes on after the Trinidad Carnival; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph by Illya Furlonge-Walker, ca. 1995.

Royal North Woolwich Gardens ... : W. Holland's grand carnival benefit on Monday, August 23rd, Tuesday, 24 & Wednesday 25, 1875. This is the event of the season!.

Bartholomew fair in London represented as a place where crowds of people watch entertainments inspired by the devil, and indulge in drunkenness and fighting; demons incite them to crime. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1832.

Coloured condoms and streamers representing the carnival in Brazil; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the Ministério de Saude Programa Nacional de Controle das DST/AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 34.9 x 50.1 cm

Ilfracombe Hospital carnival commences August 21st, 1939  : official programme.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.2 x 43.4 cm

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 76 x 51.2 cm

A peddler in antique garb advertising a carnival to raise funds for the move of King's College Hospital to South London. Colour lithograph after J. Hassall, 1909.

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Coloured condoms and streamers representing the carnival in Brazil; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the Ministério de Saude Programa Nacional de Controle das DST/AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

Ilfracombe Hospital carnival commences August 21st, 1939 : official programme.

A yellow butterfly representing part of a message that life goes on after the Trinidad Carnival; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph by Illya Furlonge-Walker, ca. 1995.

Royal North Woolwich Gardens ... : W. Holland's grand carnival benefit on Monday, August 23rd, Tuesday, 24 & Wednesday 25, 1875. This is the event of the season!.

A peddler in antique garb advertising a carnival to raise funds for the move of King's College Hospital to South London. Colour lithograph after J. Hassall, 1909.