Until very recently, artists and doctors were regular partners in advancing our understanding of the human body. From Leonardo da Vinci to Anna Coleman Ladd, the unique way that artists “see” the human body has moved scientific understanding forward, and Philadelphia’s artists and institutions have played a central role in advancing both fields. More recently, contemporary artists have begun to ask us to consider the limits and possibilities of medical research, public health policy and wellness rhetoric by incorporating medical technologies into their practices, and this talk will take a whirlwind tour through the collaborative advancements of the past and the essential questions about medicine and science posed by artists of the present.
Monica Zimmerman oversees PAFA's robust and diverse public-facing initiatives, including educational programming for museum visitors, lifelong learners in studio classes, medical and business professionals and students and teachers from area schools. Her portfolio at PAFA includes Visitor Services, Youth and Family Programs, Pre-College Programs, Continuing Education, and Museum Exhibitions and Programming. These teams work collaboratively across the institution to build and sustain new audiences for both PAFA's college and museum, with a focus on multi-disciplinary interpretation and programming, data-driven engagement strategies, and customized, empathy-focused experiences for every visitor.
Zimmerman has been instrumental in strategically aligning PAFA to be more community-focused, with a clear and unwavering commitment to the communities and neighborhoods of Philadelphia. In 2011, her team instituted the School and Community Partnership program, a literacy-focused bilingual arts education initiative working to mitigate the traumas of immigration and poverty in North Kensington. In 2013, they developed the Teen Leadership Education and Development (Teen LEAD) program to provide workforce and college readiness skills to students around the region. In 2020, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they instituted the Humanities, Empathy and the Arts programming (The HEART Program), using virtual programming to connect audiences around the globe to art and how it can broaden our understanding of how to live, work, love and raise our children.
Zimmerman joined the PAFA team in 2005 from the University of the Arts Museum Studies program after working in the education department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Zimmerman holds a B.A. in English from Goshen College, an M.A. in Museum Communication from the University of the Arts and teaches actively at Camden County College, Jefferson Medical School and Cooper Medical School, among other appointments.
About Bernard Behrend, MD, FCPP (1908-2004)
Dr. Behrend was an internist with a subspecialty in Occupational and Industrial Medicine. A graduate of Germantown High School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Behrend was one of the first physicians to receive board certification in occupational medicine in 1958. His interest in this discipline evolved while serving as a surgical examiner for the Army Induction Board during the 1940s. Following his recuperation from tuberculosis, he pursued his career in the emerging field of industrial and occupational medicine. He was the Medical Director at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Director of Occupational Health at Smith, Kline and French (Glaxo SmithKline), Albert Einstein Medical Center and the Louis Goldsmith Clothier. Dr. Behrend also provided care at the Sidney Hillman Medical Center to members of the Male Apparel Industry Union. He was a frequent contributing author in Hygeia Magazine, which was the official publication of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Behrend was Emeritus Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine at The Medical College of Pennsylvania. He was a Fellow (1945) of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and a board member of The Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Philadelphia. His other professional interests included aerospace and naval medicine.
His relative, Adajah Behrend, was a hospital steward who served during the Civil War treating wounded soldiers and ultimately received his medical degree from Georgetown University. This genealogy fascinated Dr. Behrend and sparked his study of the Civil War era.
The children of Dr. Behrend - David, Daniel, and Catherine - are honored to have established this lectureship.
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14 июл 2022
