Exhibitions at the Medical Library
Oct 9, 2012
Medicine at Work: A Selection of Instruments and Materials from the Medical Historical Library
September 22nd, 2012-January 13th,2013
Medicine at Work, on view beginning September 22nd in the Rotunda of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and foyer of Sterling Hall, exhibits instruments, prints, catalogs, fee bills, and books describing and depicting a variety of medical work. Surgical operations and tools, trepanation, electrotherapy, anesthesia, bandaging, and dissection and toxicology are a... Read More
Oct 2, 2012
On view in the Hallway September 22 through January 14, 2013.
Nurses
Selected from the Historical Medical Poster Collection and the Collection of Prints and Drawings
Dan Smith, U.S.A. 20th century
Complete Your Education Then Come With Me c. 1917-1918
Purchased through the John F. Fulton Fund 2010
John Mills U.S.A. active 20th century
Help! c.1917-1918
Purchased through the Kent Ellis Fund 2008
F. Samuels Brummer U.S.A. 20th century
Take a Red Cross Home Nursing Course c. 1943-1945... Read More
Jul 5, 2012
On view June 22through September 17 in the Medical Library Foyer.
Avoid Fatigue: Eat a Lunch that Packs a Punch! 1943
Published by the War Food Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Gift of George M. Smith 1943
During World War II, responsible food habits were promoted as a contribution to the war effort by the U.S. government.
The Eat to Beat the Devil series published in 1942 by Servel, Inc., makers of the gas refrigerator, fostered the idea of “eating for victory”... Read More
Jul 2, 2012
"Family Doctor" by Grant Wood and Works by Other Mid 20th Century American Artists
on view June 22-September 17 in the library hallwayGrant Wood's iconic lithograph "Family Doctor," for which he used his personal physician as a model, is currently on view with twelve other prints and drawings by American artists.
"Family Doctor" by Grant Wood, 1940Lithograph"Children's Ward" by Robert Riggs, c.1940Lithograph
Jun 21, 2012
Maternity Care in Pictures:
A Portfolio of 31 Teaching Charts Showing Safe Maternity Care, 1939
Published by the Maternity Center Association
on view June 22 through September 17 in the Cushing Rotunda.
This set of small posters, shown in its entirety, was designed for parenting classes, waiting rooms, and formal exhibits. Many of the posters employed “photomontage” which combined a photographic image with a drawn background—a “modern” graphic technique which served to reinforce the... Read More
Oct 10, 2011
On View in the Library Corridor through January 6
Selections from the Historical Collections
L.C. Clinker and M.J. Dwyer
Don’t Waste Food While Others Starve! c.1918Lithograph printed by Heywood Strasser and Voight Lithograph Company, New York, for the U.S. Food AdministrationPurchased through the Lucia P. Fulton Fund 2010
Harvey T. Dunn U.S.A. 1884-1952
Victory is a Question of Stamina, 1917Lithograph printed by Latham Lithograph and Printing Company, Brooklyn, New York for the U. S. Food... Read More
Oct 10, 2011
Anti-Drug and AIDS Awareness Posters from the 1980’s and 1990’s
On View in the Library Foyer through January 6
Selections from the Historical Collections
Andrej PagowskiPolish b. 1953
Narkotyki to gówno [Drugs are Shit] Published for Fundacja Wspierania Tworzcosci, Kultury i Sztuke ARS [Foundation for Supportof Culture, Art, and Creativity] Purchased through the Madeline E. Stanton Fund 2008
GANG (a New York art collective)
after... Read More