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Great artists Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, struggled with eye disease during their life. Michael Marmor, MD. and his research shows how their work was affected by their deteriorating vision. More »
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“What Degas and Monet Saw” is an original exhibit at Lane Medical Library that showcases the scholarship of Michael Marmor, MD, professor and former chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford, who asks whether the changing eyesight of the great Impressionist painters Claude Monet and Edgar Degas influenced their artistic styles. The exhibit involves a collaboration with major art museums in Paris, London, New York and St. Petersburg; and also includes historical ophthalmological instruments from the Lane Archives. Dr. Marmor will be speaking during the reception. The exhibit and reception are on the first floor of Lane Medical Library near the main entrance; directions to the Library can be found here: http://lane.stanford.edu/services/access/directions.html.
For further information, please contact Drew Bourn at dbourn@stanford.edu.

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