A Permanent Lisa

AMA J Ethics. 2020 Jun 1;22(6):E482-487. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.482.

Abstract

This article describes one collaborative arts-based research project. Portrait artist Mark Gilbert considers lessons for art and healing from one patient, Lisa. Lisa took comfort in the permanence of portraiture amidst the uncertainties of tongue cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Art*
  • Humans
  • Uncertainty