Frank H. Netter, MD, Michelangelo of Medicine
WHEN: Nov. 23, 2010 – Feb. 27, 2011
WHERE: Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Parkway, Morristown
Open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM; Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM; and Sunday, 1-5 PM . Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 PM
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Featuring more than 40 works of art by the acclaimed master of medical illustrations, this exhibition celebrates Dr. Frank Netter’s contribution to the study of human anatomy.
This exhibition, which highlights the startling beauty and stunning accuracy of Netter’s illustrations, is the inaugural show in a new series at the Morris Museum that will explore the intersection of art and science. Frank H. Netter, MD, Michelangelo of Medicine focuses on the following themes: the five senses, the human heart, and Netter’s extraordinary ability to depict the patient with the humanity and personality of a recognizable individual.
This exhibition features works on loan from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and is sponsored by Elsevier Health Sciences, publisher of the fifth edition of Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy.
About Frank Netter, MD
The value of detailed images in illuminating medical content has been recognized for almost 100 years. But, it was Dr. Frank Netter (1906-1991) with his unique combination of artistic training and a physician’s perspective that took anatomical illustration from a simple quest for verisimilitude and raised it to an art. His illustrations have been a core element in the education of generations of physicians in the U.S. and abroad and are recognized as the standard in the field.
