Characteristic Actions of ALCOHOL.

Publication date: 1935

Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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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. …

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Title
Characteristic Actions of ALCOHOL.
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1935 Iconic Denoyer-Geppert Post-Prohibition Anti-Alcohol Educational Poster
Publication year
1935
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…

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