The cardinal signs of inflammation. A teaching cartoon.
- Cull, Peter
- Date:
- [20th century]
- Reference:
- 3353193i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A cibachrome cartoon after a painting, depicting statues that represent heat, redness, swelling, pain and loss of function. The first four classical signs were described by the Roman physician Celsus in the 1st century AD. Galen, a Greek physician added the fifth cardinal sign in the 2nd century AD.
Publication/Creation
[20th century]
Physical description
1 photograph : Cibachrome print ; mount 38.3 x 56.0 cm
Biographical note
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.
Notes
Title provided by the artist.
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in “A Brush with Medicine” an exhibition of Medical Art at Barber-Surgeon's' Hall, London, 7 - 9 July 1993.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3353193i
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