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      A Patient as Art: Andrew Wyeth's Portrayal of Christina Olson's Neurologic Disorder in Christina's World.

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          In Christina's World, one of the most beloved works of American art, Andrew Wyeth painted Christina Olson crawling crablike across the field below her house, raised on emaciated arms, with a swollen knob for an elbow, and hands clenched and gnarled. The significance of these physical abnormalities, and the message Wyeth endeavored to convey via the portrait, are considered here in light of Christina's medical history and the disorder it most likely signifies.

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          Journal
          J. Child Neurol.
          Journal of child neurology
          SAGE Publications
          1708-8283
          0883-0738
          Jun 2017
          : 32
          : 7
          Affiliations
          [1 ] 1 Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
          [2 ] 2 Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
          [3 ] 3 Medical Service, VA Maryland Healthcare System, MD, USA.
          [4 ] 4 Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
          Article
          10.1177/0883073817700603
          28349775
          e2073e43-4edb-4861-b4fe-d8b5bd83164e
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