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  • Collection: Battling the Virus: Didactic Imagery

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An image of a young boy holding a belt; text reads "Fica em casa" (translated as "Stay at home"). The boy wears pants and no shirt or belt.

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"Fight The Virus" is written in black on a poster. Above is a Black Power Fist and Covid virus ball.

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The doctor in a medical gown and face mask punches a large green coronavirus.

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Vancouver's iconic skyline is rendered in silhouette. Various curves showing infection/death rates are in the sky above the building. A beacon with the Rod of Asclepius lights up the sky, summoning help. Wonder Woman leaps powerfully up a…

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A teddy bear holds a sign that reads "Free Hugs." "Canceled" is stamped over the teddy bear in big red letters.

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This image shows the phrase "FUCK CORONA" spray-painted on the side of a building that appears to be in an empty lot.

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A heart sticker reads "Have A Heart Stay Two Meters Apart."

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A wheatpasting poster reads "Have a Splendid Lockdown" with an image of a guy giving a thumbs up.

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"Hide Yo Grandma" is written in white on a purple virus ball.

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A wheatpaste image of a person in a green, full body, personal protective suit, including gloves, boots, and helmet. The face inside the helmet is an artistically distorted face. Next to the image is spray painted text which reads "Hug Life."

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A stencil posted on a utility box reading. "JOGGERS /Protect your fellow humans/ wear a fuckin' mask"

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A yellow cartoon boy wearing a black and white striped shirt and a face mask attacks the coronavirus by with a hypodermic needle/ray gun. Text (in red) reads Kill Th' Mo' Fo' Covid 19!

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A figure seated in meditation, wearing a face mask and protective gloves. Text reads "Let's be careful!"

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"Lock Down 2 The Nightmare Before Christmas" is painted on the black wall of a pizza building. The words are written in red, blue, and yellow. Next to the phrase, is a blue figure in a Santa Clause costume. They have their hands covering their ears.

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A street mural portrays a male in a mask. The mask has a variety of abstract shapes and designs on it.

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Image of a medical paper face mask burning at one end, against a black background.

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"No Love For Covid :(" is spray-painted in black on a purple wall.

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On a plywood background is a wheatpasted image of a skeleton dressed in a 1950's style blue polka dot kitchen apron. The skeleton is holding a platter of food with a turkey that is actually a coronavirus, surrounded by vegetables. Above the skeleton…

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A large panel showing a woman in profile wearing a surgical face mask. She is accompanied by text reading "Porter un Masque" ("Wear a Mask")

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A mixed media mural created in the city of Rochester by community activist and artist Shawn Dunwoody as part of "Protect your Circle," a campaign aimed at spreading information about COVID-19 to communities of color. The piece features bilingual PSA…
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