The discipline of dysmorphology and the beauty of art

Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2021 Jun;187(2):141-143. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31914. Epub 2021 May 15.

Abstract

A physician learns to appreciate art by first learning the human form through dysmorphology, and via the art collection of physician Dr. Albert C. Barnes and the Barnes Museum (Philadelphia, PA).

Keywords: art; dysmorphology; medical education.

MeSH terms

  • Art*
  • Beauty*
  • Humans
  • Museums
  • Philadelphia