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A Brief History of Medical Illustration

A Brief History of Medical Illustration

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In this episode Surgeons Hall Museums Collections Coordinator Danielle Dray discusses a brief history of medical illustration, its changing purpose, and the women who led the way in professionalising medical art. Dray also discusses the founding of the Medical Artists Association of Great Britain.


This episode is hosted by Chanté St Clair Inglis Director of Heritage and Estates at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.


Produced by Jordanna Kielty-O'Neill and Keshena Goldie for Surgeons Hall Museums, Library and Archives.


Music Credit: Zap Splat-Winter Dance


For more information about Surgeons Hall Museums and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Library and Archives please see our websites

Home - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh

Home | Library & Archive The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh


If you'd like to know more about the Medical Artist Association of Great Britain please see their website


Medical Artists Association of Great Britain (MAA)


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