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Description: | Alberto Morocco's (1917 - 1998) drawings held at the university were part of a series of drawing produced for Professor Robert Lockhart's textbook 'Anatomy of the Human Body' published in 1959. The drawings and illustrations of seven artists were included in the publication with Morocco being the most prominent. Morocco was born in Aberdeen and studied at Gray's School of Art (now part of the Robert Gordon University Aberdeen) becoming famous for his landscapes of Scotland and Venice. Morrocco's work for Professor Lockhart is thought to be the only occasion that the artist ever undertook anatomical works. The drawings include diagrams, dissections and sectional drawings from throughout the body. Dr Andrew Patrizio, director of research and development at Edinburgh College of Art, describes this body of work as "of national importance". Access to, and display of, parts of the collection is restricted by the Anatomy Act (1984) as amended by the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
Super collection: Anatomy Museum.
Objects: anatomical drawing. | Subjects: | Zoology. Surgery Health History of Science Biological Science | Temporal: | mid-20th century | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Address: | King's College,
AB24 3FX | Identifier: | ABDAN:CLD04 | Relation: | ABDUA:CLD00 | Go to resource |
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