Early cancer is curable if properly treated by surgery, radium, x-rays Other methods of treatment are experimental or quackery. – Vintage Wall Art
![Early cancer is curable if properly treated by surgery, radium, x-rays Other methods of treatment are experimental or quackery., [1937] — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7f/7ff6a00bf106-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The painting's title makes its argument outright: early cancer can be cured by surgery, radium, or x-rays, while other remedies are either experimental or quackery. Few pictures of the period state a medical instruction so bluntly. In the 1930s, cancer was widely feared and poorly understood, and patent medicines and unproven cures were heavily advertised. Public health groups responded with educational campaigns, and artists were often recruited to make images that a general audience could absorb quickly. Gouache, an opaque watercolor, suited this work because its flat, saturated color reproduced well and carried a message at a glance.
| Created / published | [1937] |
|---|---|
| Genre | Gouaches Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1991:200.18 |
| Subjects | Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,729 × 4,677 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219508 |
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