Lam Qua and Peter Parker: Portraiture of Head and Neck Surgery in 19th-Century China.
Lam Qua
Peter Parker
history of otolaryngology
portraiture
Journal
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1097-6817
Titre abrégé: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508176
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2023
03 2023
Historique:
received:
24
12
2021
accepted:
29
04
2022
pubmed:
25
5
2022
medline:
23
3
2023
entrez:
24
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In 1835, Peter Parker, an American surgeon and Presbyterian minister, established a hospital in Guangzhou and became the first Western head and neck surgeon in China. While Parker documented his most interesting cases in his journals, he also commissioned oil paintings of these patients from Lam Qua (), a prominent Chinese artist trained in British academic painting. Lam Qua produced 86 portraits of Dr Parker's patients, providing insight into not only the treatment of head and neck tumors but also the introduction of Western artistic techniques to 19th-century China. Parker's pioneering surgical accomplishments and Lam Qua's portraits document the role of art and medicine in America's cultural influence in Asia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35608908
doi: 10.1177/01945998221101186
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
551-553Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
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