Medical Portrait Gallery


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Defining Features


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"Portraiture as a genre is receiving increased attention at the same time as public curiosity about science is reaching unprecedented levels. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Defining Features ... reflects on the nature of the relationships between art, science, medicine and technology by focusing on a selection of portraits that spans more than three centuries."--P. [4] of cover.










Doctored


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"Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio portraiture"--Provided by publisher.




Medical Portraits


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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson


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Biography of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), first female physician in England; by her daughter, Louisa Garrett Anderson.







Medical Times


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