Ars Medica : a collection of medical prints presented to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Smith Kline and French Laboratories/ Carl Zigrosser

Identifier:REF.PM.1689

Dimensions:90 p. illus. 26 cm.

Creation dates:1955

Copyright dates:1959

created by: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Carl Zigrosser

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Medicine and art, Prints--Exhibitions

Description:Catalogue published in conjunction with a travelling exhibition of Medical Prints has been assembled from works in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Ars Medica aims to portray, in a nutshell, the essential aspects of medical iconography, as they have been reflected in graphic art through the ages. Each print was chosen not only for its quality as a work of art but also for its story-telling value, to illustrate the various categories of medical history and practice... a happy conjunction of fine art with the Healing Arts." (Carl Zigrosser, p. [5]) Contents: From medicine man to doctor of medicine -- Allegories of the healing arts -- Great names -- Physicians and the arts and sciences -- Pharmacy -- The practice of medicine -- The practice of surgery -- Hospitals in peace and war -- Hygiene and preventive medicines -- Medical teaching -- Anatomy demonstrations -- Charts and diagrams -- The artist observes the sick -- The artist looks at disease -- Satire and caricature -- Charlatans -- The sleep of reason -- The madhouse I -- The madhouse II -- The beginning and end of life -- Emblems of mortality. Includes: commentaries and illustrations, index of artists and illustrations.