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“Merry Christmas and a wish for your happiness all through the New Year”
Christmas card sent out by Philip Morris and featuring illustrations of Johnny Roventini, spokesman for the Philip Morris cigarette brand
Circa 1930s
“Merry Christmas to you”
Christmas card sent out by the officers and directors of the Philip Morris Company and featuring Johnny Roventini, spokesman for the Philip Morris cigarette brand
Circa 1954
“A holiday wish from an old friend…”
Christmas card sent out by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and featuring Joe Camel, advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes
1990
“At this special time of year, a special gift just for smokers.”
Promotional mailer sent out by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
1992
“When Santa Sold Cigarettes”
News article about the original “Merry X-ray and A Happy New Lung” exhibition, shown in Nott Hall at the University of Alabama
The Tuscaloosa News, page 1D
December 21, 2001
“Holiday Tobacco Specials”
Rite Aid pharmacy in-store promotional flyer
December 2004
“Merry Christmas for every smoker”
Collage of Christmas-themed cigarette ads displayed on the front cover of Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control, vol. 18, no. 6, front cover and inside back cover
December 2009
The title of this exhibition was inspired by the Australian health and anti-consumerism activist group B.U.G.A.-Up (Billboard Utilizing Graffitists Against Unhealthy Products), which galvanized public attention through satire to the ubiquitous advertising messages for cigarettes, beer, and junk food, as well as to sexist and racist imagery in many advertisements.
“Merry Quitmuck And A Happy New Lung”
Photo by Alan Blum, MD, of a Christmas-themed Benson and Hedges billboard ad refaced by members of B.U.G.A.U.P. (Billboard Utilising Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions), an Australian group that updated billboards promoting tobacco and alcohol products
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
December 1982
B.U.G.A.-Up
B.U.G.A.-Up on Wikipedia
“B.U.G.A.-Up You’ve Come a Long Way Baby” – Overland.org.au
“B.U.G.A.-Up Founder Made Unique Push to Ban Tobacco Advertising” – Sydney Morning Herald
“Billboard Utilising Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions (B.U.G.A.-Up) campaigns against tobacco advertising, Australia, 1978-1994” – Global Nonviolent Action Database
B.U.G.A.-Up featured in the New York State Journal of Medicine (December 1983)
B.U.G.A.-Up featured in the Medical Journal of Australia (July 1982)
BUGA UP in Australia
BUGA UP in Australia
From: “The War of Words Down Under”
BBC QED
1983
BUGA-UP on George Negus Tonight
BUGA-UP, recalling their campaign
George Negus Tonight
ABC TV
Confessions of a Simple Surgeon
Confessions of a Simple Surgeon
Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans and his involvement with BUGA UP and billboard graffiti
Credits
Snowfall Video by Hikeart
https://www.youtube.com/user/hikeart
Title: “Fast Falling Snow 1080p Hd
Without Music” Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuqVn…
When Santa Sold Cigarettes
Professor and Endowed Chair in Family Medicine
Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa
Digital Archivist (2018-2022)
Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa
Collection Manager (2017-2018)
Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa
