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Medical illustrations have been made possibly since the beginning of medicine [1] in any case for hundreds (or thousands) of years. Many illuminated manuscripts and Arabic scholarly treatises of the medieval period contained illustrations representing various anatomical systems (circulatory, nervous, urogenital), pathologies, or treatment methodologies.
Dorothy Davison (9 March 1889 [1] – 4 February 1984 [2]) was a British writer and medical illustrator. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She founded the Medical Artists' Association in 1949, [ 5 ] and trained many young medical artists in Manchester.
The Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) is an international organization based in Illinois that offers certification in the field of medical illustration.A bachelor's degree with a major in art and a minor in the biological sciences, or a major in science with a minor in art, is generally preferred for those considering applying for membership.
The Medical Artists Association of Great Britain was founded on 2 April 1949 by British medical illustrators Dorothy Davison, [1] Audrey Arnott and Margaret McLarty to act as a professional body for medical artists and to raise the standard of medical art through training, education and examinations. [2]
Within the United Kingdom, Arnott was highly influential in the field of medical illustration, training numerous artists in the Ross-board technique, including Margaret McLarty (medical artist for the anaesthetic department). McLarty's later publication Illustrating Medicine and Surgery became a core text for medical illustrators. [3]
The medical illustration field is on a quest to switch out an old default ideology for something new — more inclusivity. Doctors say breast lumps can look different on different skin tones.
The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950 (abbreviated DSI) is an online repository of bibliographic data about people who illustrated published scientific works from the time of the invention of the printing press, around 1450, until 1950; [1] the latter cut-off chosen with the intention of excluding currently-active illustrators.
Max Brödel (June 8, 1870 – October 26, 1941) was a medical illustrator. Born in Leipzig, Germany, he began his artistic career after graduating from the Leipzig Academy of Fine Arts, working for Carl Ludwig. Under Ludwig's instruction, Brödel gained a basic knowledge of medicine and became recognized for his detailed medical illustrations.