AIDS
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., Kennedy Prints
2012
DIMENSIONS
19 x 12 1/2 in. (48.3 x 31.8 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.6573
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
United States
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
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In the 1980s, Elizabeth Taylor became one of the first major celebrities to speak out about the AIDS epidemic, using her platform to bring attention to the national health crisis. In this poster, designer and printer, Amos Kennedy uses one of Taylor’s most famous quotes from that era to announce the 26th annual AIDS Walk in Washington, D.C., organized by Whitman Walker Health. This is an excellent example of Kennedy’s signature layering technique in which he has printed the words “AIDS WALK” in at least four different colors, overlapping them through multiple passes through the press in a variety of lockups. There is also evidence of a pressure print of the word “AIDS” in the upper register.

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