Tag: Medical Illustration

Archives and Rare Books

Aphrodite J. Hofsommer, M.D. and her medical illustrations, 1929-1939

By — January 28, 2021

Today we are highlighting twenty-three medical illustrations dating from 1929-39. These beautiful black and white and full-color illustrations are by Aphrodite J. Hofsommer, MD, one of the first female graduates of Washington University School of Medicine. The drawings were donated by her son-in-law, Robert Glaser, and are now part of the Robert J. Glaser Photographs  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

William R. Gowers: clinical neurologist and artist

By — January 31, 2016

William R. Gowers (1845-1915) died 101 years ago.  I was first introduced to Gowers by an American Academy of Neurology fellow who requested many editions of his Manual of diseases of the nervous system. I continue to be amazed that he could capture so much of neurological signs and symptoms in line drawings.