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Looking in the Mirror: Images of Abnormally Developed Infants

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Observational drawing provides a means of focusing on anomalous infant bodies. Time required by drawing connects the artist to the humanity of the subjects rather than to the deformities that make them, initially, frightening.

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  1. Ann Starr, 114 North Virginialee Road, Columbus, OH, 43209

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Drawings reproduced in this article are available through Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art, 1120 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622, telephone 773/278-1664.

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Starr, A. Looking in the Mirror: Images of Abnormally Developed Infants. J Med Humanit 26, 97–106 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-005-2912-4

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