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Jul 10, 2023 · Great moments in medicine; the stories and paintings in the series, A history of medicine in pictures, by Parke, Davis & Company : Bender, George A. [from old catalog] : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Great Moments in Medicine, a collection of the first thirty stories and paintings in the continuing series A History of Medicine in Pictures, George A Bender; paintings by Robert A. Thom, Detroit, Parke-Davis, 1961, 275 pp., 30 col. plates. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 August 2012. F.N.L.P. Article. Metrics. Save PDF.
The first 16 paintings in the "Great Moments in Pharmacy" series pay tribute to the accomplishments of the apothecaries and their predecessors in Babylon, China, Egypt, Persia and Europe.
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By the mid-1960s, articles in both the popular and the medical press lauded the Great Moments for “changing the face of the American doctor's office” while describing the painter, Robert Thom, as the “Norman Rockwell” of medicine.
Great Moments in Medicine: A Collection of the First Thirty Stories and Paintings in the Continuing Series; A History of Medicine in Pictures. Arch Intern Med. 1963;112(2):293–294. doi:10.1001/archinte.1963.03860020191035
- Michael Kelly
- 1963
Pharmacist George Bender and artist Robert Thom collaborated to provide the profession with unique insights into its origins. The remarkable series of 40 oil paintings known as Great Moments in Pharmacy had its origins in the mind of a single pharmacist during the Great Depression.
Great moments in medicine : a collection of the first thirty stories and paintings in the continuing series, A history of medicine in pictures / Paintings by Robert A. Thom.
