Goldberger: Dietary Deficiency and Disease, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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UMHS.42
Title
Goldberger: Dietary Deficiency and Disease, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1915-1979
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
circa 1952
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
147.32 cm x 119.38 cm (58 in. x 47 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
When Dr. Joseph Goldberger, Surgeon, United States Public Health Service, and his assistant, Dr. C. H. Waring, begam studies of pellagra at the Baptist Orphanage near Jackson, Mississippi, in 1914, they faced puzzling questions: why were adults, older children, and the very young, free of the disease? Why, every year, did it strike children aged three to twelve? Dr. Goldberger ruled out infection or toxic foods as causes. With cooperation of Director J.R. Carter and House Mother "Miss Ida," the doctors added fresh meat, eggs, and milk to diets. Pellagra disappeared. By bold experiments, Dr. Goldberger proved dietary deficiency the cause of pellagra; pointed other researchers toward discovery of essential nutrients, now called vitamins, required to maintain health.
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"Goldberger: Dietary Deficiency and Disease, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.42/umhs.42.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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