Sylvia Bueltel uses vintage American posters as inspiration for her coronavirus paintings she shares on Instagram.

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Covid 19 propoganda

Background Information
This is a painting by Sylvia Bueltel in which she depicts the a female covid-19 doctor to encourage people to stay inside in order to help saves lives, specifically those working not he front lines in hospitals.
Technique Used
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This is propaganda because
It is promoting a large issue to the American people and people across the world that staying in and wearing a mask is not a choice. There was and still is many people who are against wearing a mask and this propaganda because it simplifies a public agenda and encourages people to do the right thing which is wear a mask.
Source
ABC News

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    Sydney Andrade
    Fri, 03/05/2021 - 06:39
    Sydney Andrade
    I like this example of propaganda because unlike many others, I think it is doing something necessary in a simple way: discussing the way in which us as an individual in society can contribute to stop the spread of Covid-19 and end the pandemic. As there is controversy over mask wearing and staying at home during lock downs, I believe this piece of propaganda gets the point across in a simple way while combining artistic features and not oversharing information to allow the viewer to think about the subject and the consequences of the actions discussed in the photo.
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    Peter Gilbert
    Sun, 03/07/2021 - 02:27
    Peter Gilbert
    This is an example of propaganda that definitely interests me. I like that there is still propaganda that isn't harmful. I feel like when learning about advertising and propaganda, were mostly shown examples that were lies or used in negative ways, especially in politics. Here, we have positive message that can be spread in an effective way. Its telling people what we can do as a society to do our part during this pandemic. It does so in an artistic way that lets us know as a society that we can help even if we're not working on the front lines. This is a good form of propaganda as it spreads a positive, informative message to the world.
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    Liz Diano
    Sun, 03/07/2021 - 20:09
    Liz Diano
    I think this propaganda is beneficial because it shows you someone who is working helping people who are sick with Covid. It says "Stay in. Stop the spread" implying in order to help the woman in the picture you have to help lessen the amount of people she needs to care for.
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    WIlliam M
    Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:04
    WIlliam M
    I like this one. I would say that this is a form of propaganda that is beneficial to the public. It's meant as a reminder to do their part in the fight against covid. But it is more than that when you see this picture. You are reminded that people this pandemic is not just an everyday cold. It is a sickness that we are referring to as a war, where we have to have people out on the front lines to keep society safe. And that when you go outside, you are not only taking a risk on your own health, but you are taking the risk of putting a strain on our institutions that are on the front lines of this battle.

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