Trachoma, Health Education, Separate towels
Diné (Navajo)
Date
1966
Medium Specific
casein on mat board
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
22 x 14 in. (55.9 x 35.6 cm)
Accession Number
2010.35.15.04
Credit
Gift of Dr. Alan Kite
Memo / Artist Statement
Graphic materials used by the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Reservation about the eye disease, Trachoma. Paintings and associated materials illustrate how the disease is spread (sharing makeup, utensils, etc.), how to minimize spread, symptoms, medication, treatment, and recovery. The program ran from 1965-1968.