Martin Lister and His Daughters | Scientific Illustrators
“They started at a young age, taught by their father, and spent almost a decade working on his project Historiae Conchyliorum, a study of molluscs with detailed illustrations of shells. They were Susanna and Anna(e) Lister and they lived more than three hundred years ago.”
Hashime Murayama and the Art of Saving Lives | Distillations | Science History Institute
“There’s an old adage that says life is short, art long. And in certain circles Murayama’s wildlife art remains celebrated to this day. But even though he took Papanicolaou’s assignment under duress, Murayama’s work on cervical cancer had the more lasting legacy—art that helped make millions of women’s lives longer.”