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Smoking on the Rise

2014-09-16- AM New York - Smoking on the Rise.jpg
Cover of AM New York newspaper featuring a burning cigarette

Mike Bloomberg Knows What's Good For You

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Cover of The Atlantic magazine featuring then-Mayor of NYC Mike Bloomberg

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…

As a Corporation Leaves Town, Grants for the Arts Go With It

2007-10-08 - The New York Times - As a Corporation Leaves Town, Grants for the Arts Go With It, Article, Andrew Martin (2 pages).pdf
An article in The New York Times reporting on Altria's relocation to Richmond, Virginia and the resultant phasing out by the company of its funding of the arts in New York City.

A House Call by DOC at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Two photographs of members of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) protesting Philip Morris sponsorship of the exhibition The Vatican Collections: Papacy and Art.(Photographs)

Met Museum Spurns Family Tied to Opiods

2019-05-16 - The New York Times - Met Museum Spurns Family Tied to Opioids (2 pages).pdf
An article in The New York Times reporting on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's deciison to reject future monetary donations from members of the Sackler family, who own the company Purdue Pharma that has been implicated in fomenting the prescription…

Tobacco Firm Will Slash Its Arts Funding

2007-01-10 -  The New York Sun - Kate Taylor - Tobacco Firm Will Slash Its Arts Funding.pdf
An article in The New York Sun reporting on Altria's cutting of funds to art museums and cultural organizations in New York City.

Giving Back: When Corporate Donors Split

2007-01-12 - Wall Street Journal - Column - Kelly Crow - Giving Back When Corporate Donors Split, Column.pdf
A column in The Wall Street Journal about the impact on museums in New york City of the phasing out of funding of the arts by Altria.

The Proud Smoke

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Advertisement for L&M filtered cigarettes showcasing a vista of NYC skyline with the Statue of Liberty and WTC

Take Back Your Freedom

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Magazine advertisement featuring Blu e-cigarettes against the background of the Flatiron Building in NYC