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Grave Warnings of Disease, With The Adman's Flair
- The New York Times , Tuesday, November 4, 2008 10:45 AM
"An Iconography of Contagion," which features highly stylized, mid-20th-century public health advertisements from numerous countries warning about an array of diseases, is on display at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington through Dec. 19, writes Amanda Schaffer. You can view a slide show of eight of the ads here.
When the Academy of Sciences revisits this concept in 50 years, do you think our great-grandkids will be looking at a Facebook page for Wrap Rage?
