Illustrator Howard Bartner
Born in New York City in 1931, Howard Bartner discovered his artistic
abilities early, painting landscapes and still lifes for his aunts and
uncles. After graduating from the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Fine Arts
at Temple University, Bartner found that medical illustration melded his
interest in biology and the sciences with his artistic talent.
As a student in the medical arts graduate program at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Bartner's first encounter with the cadaver
was difficult, but the intricate beauty of the human body fascinated him.
Now he draws his illustrations from original dissections, stopping periodically
to sketch, or observing surgical procedures and examining patients. Bartner's
direct observations often produce works of considerable artistic sensitivity
and beauty.
In addition to his career at NIH, Bartner is also an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine.
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