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Born different
For Chris North, being born intersex in the 1940s meant his many childhood hospital visits, tests and operations were not explained or discussed. As he reveals, doctors encouraged strict secrecy.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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Do you see what I see?
Is reality actually what you see, or just an elaborate illusion?
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Wonder years
The confusion and secrecy surrounding his condition seriously affected Chris’s mental health, blighting his teenage years. But somehow he began to hope and plan for the future.
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An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1800.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.Date: 11 January 1800Reference: 34340i
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An écorché face weeping, showing the muscles involved. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.Date: 1 August 1815Reference: 34457i
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An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.Date: 1 August 1815Reference: 34426i
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An écorché face showing the state of the facial muscles during relaxation. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.Date: 1 August 1815Reference: 34455i
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An écorché face showing the muscles involved in the expression of terror. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.Date: 1 August 1815Reference: 34461i