A Patient as Art: Andrew Wyeth's Portrayal of Christina Olson's Neurologic Disorder in Christina's World.

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Abstract

In Christina's World, one of the most beloved works of American art, Andrew Wyeth painted Christina Olson crawling crablike across the field below her house, raised on emaciated arms, with a swollen knob for an elbow, and hands clenched and gnarled. The significance of these physical abnormalities, and the message Wyeth endeavored to convey via the portrait, are considered here in light of Christina's medical history and the disorder it most likely signifies.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Child Neurol.

Title: Journal of child neurology

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1708-8283

ISSN (Print): 0883-0738

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2017

Volume: 32

Issue: 7

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[1 ] 1 Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

[2 ] 2 Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

[3 ] 3 Medical Service, VA Maryland Healthcare System, MD, USA.

[4 ] 4 Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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DOI: 10.1177/0883073817700603

PubMed ID: 28349775

SO-VID: e2073e43-4edb-4861-b4fe-d8b5bd83164e

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