Seminars in Neurology, Table of Contents Semin Neurol 2000; 20(2): 255-260DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9951 Copyright © 2000 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. Tel.: +1(212) 584-4662Neurology in the Art Museum: Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World Robert M. Pascuzzi, Jean Olson Brooks Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) ABSTRACT Andrew Wyeth's painting of his friend and neighbor Christina Olson, Christina's World, arguably the best known picture by a living American painter, depicts a woman crawling across a field while gazing toward her house. Christina Olson had a lifelong slowly progressive paralytic disorder. Reflections on her life, clinical symptoms, medical evaluation, and her influence on Mr. Wyeth are presented herein. KEYWORD History of neurology - Andrew Wyeth - Christina's World PDF (1258 kb)
