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  • Collection: 012 - Arts Sponsorship (Museum Malignancy - Taking a Stand)

A tracheostomy for the Marlboro man

1982-07-24 - MJA - Tracheostomy for the Marlboro Man BUGA Up cover story.pdf
Cover of The Medical Journal of Australia featuring a poster by the Australian health advocacy group Billboard Utilizing Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotion (BUGA UP). parodying the Philip Morris competition for the Marlboro Man of Australia.…

Tobacco Company Sponsorship of the Arts -- Think Again

1983 - DOC - Tobacco Company Sponsorship of the Arts Think Again.jpg
Cover of four-page flyer distributed by DOC at a house call at the Metropolitan Museum of Art protesting Philip Morris' sponsorship of the exhibition The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art. The artwork was originally created by the Australian…

The Art of Drug-Pushing

1983-1984 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Philip Morris - Exhibition Catalogue The Vatican Collections The Papacy and Art_Page_10.jpg
A statement by Doctors Ought to Care (DOC) and New Jersey GASP (Group Against Smoking Pollution) criticizing the sponsorship by Philip Morris of the exhibition The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Warning: Funding of arts through tobacco profits can be hazardous to public health

1987 - Commentary on Tobacco Sponsorship of the Arts by Stephen Kellman, San Antonio Light.pdf
A commentary critical of tobacco industry sponsorship of the arts written by Steven G. Kellman in The San Antonio Light.(Article)

Artists Join to Un-do Tobacco Art Ties

1988 - Doc Newsletter - Doctors, Artists Join to Undo Tobacco-Art Ties.pdf
An article in the Doctors Ought to Care (DOC) newsletter about the launch of "Artists as Ashtrays," a campaign calling for an end to tobacco sponsorship of the arts.

(Article)

Field Notes on Six Tobacco-Sponsored Cultural Attractions in New York City on December 12, 1994

1994-12-02 - Notes on six tobacco-sponsored cultural attractions in NYC.pdf
Field notes by Alan Blum, MD of a single day of viewing six tobacco-sponsored event in New York City. The notes include a quotation by William Murray, Chairman of the Board of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. from the Sponsor's Statement in the…

Museum Malignancy

1995-06-14 - Public News - Editorial Museum Malignancy - Alan Blum.pdf
Guest commentary by Alan Blum, MD in The Houston Public News about Philip Morris' sponsorship of the John Biggers exhibition at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Item includes three images of selected pages.(Poster, Editorial, Cover)

Abstract of Symposium on Tobacco Sponsorship of the Arts

2005 - National Conference on Tobacco and Health - Alan Blum - Abstract for Symposiummn on Tobacco Sponsorship of the Arts.pdf
An abstract by Alan Blum, MD of a symposium on tobacco sponsorship of the arts, presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Chicago, Illinois.

Smelli Minnelli in Cancer

Doc Parody - Virgina Slimes - Smelli Minnelli in Cancer.jpg
Advertisement by Doctors Ought to Care (DOC) in Houston Public News parodying the Philip Morris-sponsored Virginia Slims Legends concert featuring Liza Minelli and Angela Lansbury.

Tobacco Sponsorship: A Pain in the Arts

n.d. - DOC - Tobacco Sponsorship A Pain in the Arts.jpg
Bumper sticker by the Australian organization Billboard Utilizing Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions (BUGA-Up).