1028 JAMC• 3 AVR. 2001; 164 (7) ticine casts were made. The wax itself was composed of
beeswax, talc and sometimes a little paraffin. Winslow painted the models to mimic skin and …

Moulages are individualized wax models that were very popular as teaching aids in
medicine during the 19th and until the first half of the 20th century. After a period of decline …

The technique of making moulages (wax models) for the teaching of anatomy was
introduced in Florence from the late 1600s. Studying the moulages was a much more …

A client visited my studio recently to see what new work I had. But instead of buying a
painting, she invested about a quarter of what a painting would have cost on a new …

stands, though it no longer serves as a hospital nor does it house the museum. But the
original State Lunatic Asylum Number Two remains visible from the current museum …

Patients as Art explores the capacity of art to provide a unique perspective on the history of
humankind. Fearturing over 160 full-color works of art, this book offers a pictorial review of …

This article examines medicine from a craft perspective. Surgery—from dissecting to drawing
tissues together—is easily recognized as a craft, traditionally learned by apprenticeship …

When the new Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center opens in 2010, a multitude of donors
will have the satisfaction of knowing that their gifts helped mold the future of Le Bonheur and …

The recent communication of CSJ Thompson,”“Anatomic Manikins,” deals with plastic
representation of anatomic detail in a medium previously unrecorded in the literature …

Since 1964, beginning with a reproduction of Jan van Eycke's St Jerome in His Study, the
front cover of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association has featured full-color …