A dissection of the orbits: a progressive dissection from the skin down to deep structures.

[20th century]

1 photograph : Cibachrome print ; mount 38.3 x 56.1 cm

Peter Cull MBE was born in Feltham, south-west London. (- 2012) He trained as a commercial artist at Twickenham College and after service with the Royal Army Corps completed a Medical Art apprenticeship at Guy's Hospital in 1948. His apprenticeship was under the tuition of Sylvia Treadgold. Peter held appointments as medical artist at Great Ormond Street, The Royal Marsden Hospital and Makerere Medical School in Uganda. He was then appointed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in 1961, where he remained as Director of Education and Medical Illustration Services until his retirement in 1993. In 1991, Peter was appointed Professor of Medical Art by London University, the first chair in Britain and was awareded an MBE for services to Medicine in the New Year's Honours that same year.

Title provided by the artist.

Exhibited in “A Brush with Medicine” an exhibition of Medical Art at Barber-Surgeon's' Hall, London, 7 - 9 July 1993.

Wellcome Collection 3353194i