A close-up of a black spot on an ankle, indicating the beginning of the plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.

  • Tarter, Albert Lloyd, 1913-1988.
Date:
[between 1940 and 1949?]
Reference:
10139i
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[Los Angeles], [between 1940 and 1949?]

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1 drawing : pencil ; image 14.9 x 20 cm

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Bears number bottom centre : "18"

Notes

The drawings of which this is one were produced for an educational film in Hollywood in the early 1940s, but the film was never made. The drawings show the transmission and effects of plague, especially the role of rats. Copyright in the drawings, if originally held by the artist, have been given to the Wellcome Trust

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More information about A.L. Tarter is available at the Wellcome Library

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Wellcome Collection 10139i

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