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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.

BUGA-Up Protest of Philip Morris Sponsorship of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

1982 - Marlboro Racer in Chains.jpg
A collection of photographs of the Australian health advocacy group BUGA UP protesting Philip Morris' sponsorship of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the display of a Marlboro race car in the museum lobby.(Photographs)

BUGA UP Autumn Catalogue 1980

1981 - BUGA-Up Brochure Cover and four photographs of refaced billboards, Sidney, New South Wales, Australia, .pdf
Satirical brochure by the Australian health advocacy group Billboard Utilizing Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions (BUGA UP), plus four postcards of refaced billboards by the group.

(Brochure, Photographs)

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)

A House Call by DOC at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983 - DOC - Metropolitan Museum of Art Housecall (2).jpg
Two photographs of members of DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) protesting Philip Morris sponsorship of the exhibition The Vatican Collections: Papacy and Art.(Photographs)

Artist Doug Minkler and Artists As Ashtrays

1988 - Doc Newsletter - Doctors, Artists Join to Undo Tobacco-Art Ties.jpg
A collection of newsletters, advertisement parodies, and a letter to the director of the Australian National Gallery pertaining to the campaign by artist Doug Minkler and Doctors Ought to Care (DOC), "Artists As Ashtrays," aimed at ending tobacco…

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.

Artist Hans Haacke and Helmsboro Country

1976-1981 - Artworks by Hans Haacke.pdf
Items associated with artist Hans Haacke's works criticizing art sponsorship by corporations, including the parody "Helmsboro Country," mocking Philip Morris' support of the homophobic and pro-tobacco industry US Senator Jesse Helms. Item consists of…

The Art of John Biggers

1995 - Images from DOC House Call on Houston Museum of Fine Arts John Biggers Exhibition .pdf
Items associated with The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room. Photographs are of a house call at the Houston Musuem of Fine Arts by members of Doctors Ought to Care (DOC) protesting the sponsorship of the exhibition by Philip Morris. Item…