The Spanish 1918 Flu and the COVID-19 Disease: The Art of Remembering and Foreshadowing Pandemics

Joseph L. Goldstein

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.030

The Spanish 1918 Flu and the COVID-19 Disease: The Art of Remembering and Foreshadowing Pandemics

Joseph L. Goldstein

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Abstract

Tragic events such as pandemics can be remembered as well as foreshadowed by works of art. Paintings by the artists Edvard Munch and John Singer Sargent (1918–19) tell us in real time what it was like to be stricken by the Spanish flu. Paintings by Edward Hopper (1940s and ’50s) foretell the lockdown and social distancing of today's COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	285-289
Number of pages	5
Journal	Cell
Volume	183
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.030
State	Published - Oct 15 2020

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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