Physical Therapy at Bath War Hospital: Rehabilitation and Its Links to WW1
[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Physical Therapy at Bath War Hospital: Rehabilitation and Its Links to WW1″ font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Heide Pöstges, MSc, PT ” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1553781008104{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_tweetmeme][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The development of rehabilitation medicine accelerated during and immediately after the First World War (WW1). The war’s unprecedented scale of casualties, in combination with an increased […]
Historical Perspectives in Art | Edgar Degas: Celebrating Beauty in Movement
Melissa McCune, SPT takes you into the world of Edgar Degas as he captures the art of physical movement. She shows us how, at a time when art focused on the face, the clothing, perhaps the hands, Degas chose to focus his paintings “on the body as a whole to reveal its objective beauty and intimate connection with the space around it.”
Empowered, Not Disabled: An Ancient Shaman Effigy Vessel at the Carlos Museum
In a sensitive interpretation of ancient artifacts, Rebecca R. Stone, PhD, explores how other cultures may assign an elevated status to those living with disabilities, seeing them not as afflicted but as gifted with special healing powers.
Inside “Christina’s World”
Working with medical students at Penn State University, J.O. Ballard, MD, uses the art of Andrew Wyeth to sharpen their observational skills and help them develop an empathic understanding of the patient’s lived experience of illness.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Disability and Art in Fin-de-Siècle Paris
Fourth year medical student John David Ike explores Toulouse Lautrec’s physical disability and its impact on his art in fin-de-siècle Paris.
Matisse: Innovation in the Face of Physical Limitations
Perspectives in Art Section Editor Siobhan Conaty discusses the role of physical disability in the life of artist Henri Matisse.
Rembrandt’s Anatomical Portraits
Historical Perspectives in Art Section Editor Siobhan Conaty metaphorically dissects Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s life and work to better inform our understanding of the impact of art on the study of anatomy.
Frida Kahlo’s Body: Confronting Trauma in Art
[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Frida Kahlo’s Body: Confronting Trauma in Art” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Siobhan M. Conaty, PhD” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1540835856391{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Frida Kahlo remains one of the few artists whose recognition reaches beyond the professional art world and into the realm of popular culture. Academic books and solo exhibitions have been plentiful over […]
The Anatomy Studies of Thomas Eakins
[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Anatomy Studies of Thomas Eakins” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Angela Fritz, MA” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1540304138144{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Since ancient times, art and science have shared common boundaries; many famous artists have used scientific experimentation to understand their surroundings more fully. Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was one of these artists, who considered […]
