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In early 20th-century Montreal, women with pencils and paintbrushes mapped the human body—and their own place within medicine. Trained in medical illustration, they turned observation into art and art into understanding. Their work transformed how medicine was taught and seen, even as they fought for recognition in a world ruled by men. This exhibit celebrates their talent, courage, and lasting influence.
Black line drawing on toned, aging paper. Drawing depicts individual body parts with exaggerated proportions.
Medical illustration of internal organs done in red and orange tones. Drawing is surrounded by a black border and signed at the top right within the drawing.
Black and white photograph of a child in winterwear posing on a snow trodden path.
A black photo album page with handwritten notes in white ink and cut out black and white and sepia-toned images of children, students, animals and families.
Medical illustration done in watercolour in red and orange tones depicting a uterine condition. Illustration is labelled at bottom centre and signed and dated on the right below the illustration.
Medical illustration done in watercolour in purple and peach tones, depicting a hand with swollen fingertips and deteriorating fingernails. Signed and dated at the bottom right of the illustration.
Black and white image of a tiled lobby with benches on the right and left sides, floor lamps, and a white marble statue at the centre.
Black and white photo of eight classmates posing in two rows wearing their lab coats.
Black and white photo of seven classmates posing in a row, leaning against a building and wearing their lab coats.
Yellowed journal page with black linework illustrations at top of page and typed text below.
Black and white illustration of a child's face whose upper lip is split and raised towards the nose. On the far left is the title, Repair of Midline Hairlip, and on the far right a signature, Pauline M. Larivière.
Black and white illustration of a cross section of a brain.
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