Printed Ephemera — 1926
Inheritance of defect, Eugenics Education Society.
The English Eugenics Education Society commissioned this poster in 1926. The society was founded in 1907 by the scientist Francis Galton. It aimed to promote public awareness of eugenics, a way of selecting certain desirable hereditary traits in children. The poster illustrates the supposed transmission of conditions such as blindness, insanity and epilepsy via a family tree. Eugenics later became discredited through its association with ideas of racial superiority.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 84.1/122
- Object name:
- Inheritance of defect, Eugenics Education Society.
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- Production date:
- 1926
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- W 570 mm, W 890 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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