Abstract
This study explores the reflective processes of Scottish artist, Norman Gilbert, as he created twenty-five drawings depicting his wife, Pat Gilbert, as she lay dying following an Alzheimer’s-related stroke. Norman, ninety-one, had drawn Pat regularly over their sixty-five-year marriage. One week after Pat died, Norman was interviewed by a family friend to chronicle his reflections on the drawings. The drawings along with the interview transcript are analyzed qualitatively as a case study. Norman’s Hospital Drawings of Pat transform what was initially a private experience into a shared comprehension of end of life and bereavement.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-448 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Humanities |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 2019 |
Keywords
- Bereavement
- Drawing
- End of life
- Reflection
- Resilience
- Visual art
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Health Policy