The Art of Healing: Medicine and Science in American Art

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has some Rubbing to the Surface, Light Foxing to the Inside, Light Cup Ring Stains to the Front Cover, and noticeable Edgewear, including 1" long Tears and associated Creases to the Top Edge of the Rear Cover, a 3" long Tear and associated Creases to the Bottom Edge of the Front Cover, and a Missing Section to the Bottom Edge of the Rear Cover but No Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Shelfwear but retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has Very Light Foxing to the End Pages and adjacent Pages but No Tears, Creases, Stains, Musty Odor, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have Light Foxing but No Remainder Mark, Stains, or Other Major Damage.

Book Description: The professions of medicine, science, and art have had a close relationship in America, where the sciences and the arts have often intermingled. This book, which accompanies an exhibition of the same title, sets out to explain some of those relationships in a new and fresh way. In fact, little has been written on the artist's view of American medicine and science, and so this book is a major contribution to the study of the history of American art. Some of the artists whose work is featured in this book are Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Sully, Samuel F. B. Morse, George Catlin, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, George Wesley Bellows, Stuart Davis, Andrew Wyeth, John Sloan, Grant Wood, Andy Warhol, and others.