Elinor Widmont Bodian
Elinor Widmont Bodian (c. 1920 – September 16, 2011) was an American medical illustrator and abstract artist based around Baltimore, Maryland.
Biography
[edit]Elinor Widmont was born c. 1920 and grew up on her family's farm in Dayton, Ohio.[1] Her parents worked as a mechanical engineer and a quality control manager.[1]
She attended Dayton's Fairview High School, graduating in 1939.[1] After high school, she planned to become a registered nurse, enrolling at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing.[1] However, one of her professors noticed her talent for illustration, and she was referred to the School of Arts as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where she graduated as a certified medical illustrator in 1944.[1]
She would go on to spend 40 years as a medical illustrator at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[1][2] Her first notable contribution to the field came in 1946, when she illustrated Richard Wesley TeLinde's seminal Operative Gynecology, which she would help update throughout its first six editions.[1][3]
In 1944, Elinor married fellow Hopkins alum David Bodian, a medical scientist who laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.[1][2][4] They collaborated frequently, with Elinor illustrating some of David's articles throughout his career.[2][4] The couple had five children and were married until his death in 1992.[1][2][5]
Elinor Widmont Bodian also worked as an abstract painter.[1][2][4] Her paintings have been exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art, among other venues.[1] In addition, she was known as an anti-bigotry and anti-war activist.[1]
At Johns Hopkins, the Elinor Widmont Bodian Scholarship in Medical Art was established in her honor in 2000.[1][6]
Despite debilitating arthritis, she continued to paint until her final days.[1] She died in 2011 at age 90.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Rasmussen, Frederick N. (2011-09-28). "Elinor W. Bodian". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ a b c d e Fee, Elizabeth; Parry, Manon (2006). "David Bodian, 15 May 1910-18 September 1992". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 150 (1): 167–172. ISSN 0003-049X.
- ^ "Richard TeLinde, 95, Doctor and Educator". The New York Times. 1989-11-26. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ a b c Molliver, Mark E. (2012). "David Bodian: 1910-1992" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (1992-09-22). "David Bodian, 82, Leading Force In Development of Polio Vaccines". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Medical and Biological Illustration, MA". Johns Hopkins University Academic Catalogue. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Spring 2012, Published (2012-03-01). "In memoriam". The Hub. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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- 1920s births
- 2011 deaths
- American medical illustrators
- American abstract painters
- 20th-century American women painters
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty
- People from Dayton, Ohio
- 20th-century American women artists
- 20th-century American illustrators
- 20th-century American painters