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10/23/06

SLU GALLERY EXHIBITS HOKES MEDICAL ARTS PRINTS, DRAWINGS

CANTON - "Hokes Medical Arts: Prints and Drawings from the Hokes Archives" will be on exhibition in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University from November 9 through December 15.

Curated by Beauvais Lyons, director of the Hokes Archives at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the exhibition includes 25 prints and drawings.

As proprietor of Hokes Scholarly Lithography from 1901 to 1933, Everett Ormsby Hokes published a wide range of scientific books and manuals. Best known for his archaeological research, Hokes' contributions to the study of medicine are also noteworthy. Hokes published medical and anatomical illustrations for American and European journals, including the Catalogue of Amputated Body Parts. While his work covered a range of subjects, he developed an international reputation for his depictions of rare internal diseases and anatomical anomalies.

The exhibition, "Hokes Medical Arts," is comprised of prints and drawings that appear to be authentic depictions of abnormal human anatomy. Instead, they are works of academic parody that employ a documentary tone common to science museums, relating this project to the history of medical quackery.

For more information or to arrange individual or group tours, contact the gallery at 315-229-5174.

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