Annette Smith Burgess
Annette Smith Burgess | |
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| Born | Annette Smith 1899 |
| Died | August 1, 1962 (aged 62–63) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Occupation | Medical illustrator |
| Employer | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
Annette Smith Burgess (1899 – August 1, 1962) was an American medical illustrator and instructor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Early life[edit]
Annette Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1899 to Richard Henry Smith and his wife.[1][2][3] She attended public schools in Baltimore.[2] She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art where she studied under Max Brödel.[1][2][4] She attended Johns Hopkins University from 1923 to 1926.[4]
Career[edit]
In 1926, Burgess was hired by William Holland Wilmer to become the first ophthalmic illustrator and the first medical illustrator at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[1][4][5] In 1948, she became an instructor of medical illustration at Johns Hopkins in its "Art as Applied to Medicine" program until she retired on July 1, 1961.[1][2][4] Over her 35 year career, Burgess painted and drew practically all of the illustrations that appeared in medical publications of the work and research done at the Wilmer Eye Institute.[5]
She made her illustrations using acetate sheets with an ophthalmoscope and slit lamp. She drew illustrations of eyes, particularly the fundus, including eyes infected with different diseases.[1] These illustrations became internationally recognized because Burgess's illustrations were able to illuminate structures of the eye that photography could not; making it easier to educate and communicate research on diseases of the eye.[6]
She was a charter member of the Association of Medical Illustrators.[4] She was listed in the Who's Who of Women in America.[2]
Selected works[edit]
She was the illustrator of the following publications:
- Wilmer Atlas of Fundi Occuli (1934), William Holland Wilmer[1][4]
- Endogenous Uyeitis (1956), Alan C. Woods[1][4]
- Endogenous Inflammations of the Uveal Tract (1961), Alan C. Woods[1]
Death[edit]
After moving to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961, she died on August 1, 1962, at the University of Mississippi Hospital in Jackson.[4][3] She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Baltimore.[4]
Legacy[edit]
The Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins established the Annette Burgess Award. The award has been presented since 1967.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Shaner, Arlene (March 21, 2017). "Annette Smith Burgess: Ophthalmological Illustrator". New York Academy of Medicine. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Illustrator dies Wednesday". Clarion Ledger. August 2, 1962. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Smith Service Scheduled Today". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, MS. November 8, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mrs. Burgess Funeral Set". The Baltimore Sun. August 3, 1962. p. 13. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Power of Artificial Intelligence" (PDF). Wilmer (magazine). 2019. p. 29. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via hopkinsmedicine.org.
- ^ Turner, Thomas Bourne (1974). Heritage of excellence: the Johns Hopkins medical institutions, 1914-1947. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780801815041.
- ^ "The Annette Burgess Award". johnshopkins.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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