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Skeleton of a boy sitting on the 'D' of 'Dream', from Francesco Bertinatti, Elementi di anatomia fisiologica applicata alle belle arti figurative (Turin, 1837-39). Artist: Mecco Leone. Lithograph
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Two men wearing goggles look at a fluoroscope of a patient. From, John Sloan (artist), X-Rays (N.p., 1926). Etching.

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X-Rays

N.p., 1926. Etching. National Library of Medicine

John Sloan
(1871-1951)
[artist]

Sloan, a prominent exponent of the "Ashcan School," sought inspiration from everyday scenes and activities of modern life, such as the taking of X rays, rather than landscape, nudes and the other traditional subjects of academic art.

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