Q Oct 7, 2003

Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Hands of the Artist

saul ostrow

I have been asked by a student of medical illustration to inquire after
the names of artists who may have suffered Rheumatoid Arthritis.

I think Matisse did but I can't think of anyone else --

Thank you for your help with this matter,

Saul Ostrow,
Cleveland Institute of Art
sostrowgate.cia.edu

Professor Ostrow,

I'm a medical illustration student in my fifth year here at CIA. My BFA
topic is "Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and the Hands of the Artist." I want
to analyze an artist's work over time and make correlations between his
artistic production and the progression (over years) of the arthritis.
(.)

-Tony James Riley
Student of Medical Illustration
Cleveland Institute of Art

Reference:
Q: Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Hands of the Artist. In: ArtHist.net, Oct 7, 2003 (accessed Jan 3, 2025), <https://arthist.net/archive/25920>.

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