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Five Hundred Years of Medicine in Art: An Illustrated Catalogue of Prints and Drawings from the Clements C. Fry Collection

Yale Medicine Magazine, 2002 - Winter

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edited by Susan Wheeler, curatorial consultant

Ashgate Publishing Co. (Burlington, Vt.) 2001

This meticulously researched volume makes available an important collection of prints and drawings from the Cushing/ Whitney Medical Library at Yale and allows comparative study of specific medical themes as they have been portrayed over time by artists. The collection also reflects the professional interests of Fry, a Yale psychiatrist, bringing together many works related to mental illness, including representations of patients, psychiatric institutions and therapeutic practice.

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