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Photo (detail):
National Museum of Health and Medicine
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"Noon"
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1944 |
Mural,
egg tempera on canvas
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7 x 10.5 feet |
Jack McMillen
, painter
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Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
Location: "Human Body" exhibit area |
This painting illustrates the historical function of the Forest Glen annex of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a holding and rehabilitation unit for medical patients, including psychiatric patients, during World War II. |
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