page_title: Luke Fildes
section_title: Modern politics
hierarchical_section_title: Luke Fildes / Modern politics
caption_attribution_description: English: Beautiful panorama of the traditional medical profession. Notice the doctor in the foreground contemplating his patient, intrigued, trying to scrutinize the pathophysiology to achieve an effective therapy. We also see the sick girl, possibly victim of some of the terrible incurable infectious febrile diseases in the preantibiotic era, pale, weak, asleep. Deep down we see the dismayed mother, worried, hoping for the worst. Also notable is the expression of the father, who cannot contain his concern about his daughter's illness, but who has to remain calm to give comfort to the grieving mother. Español: Hermosa panorama de la profesión médica tradicional. Nótese al Médico en primer plano contemplando a su paciente, intrigado, tratando de escudriñar la fisiopatología para lograr emprender una terapéutica efectiva. Vemos también a la niña enferma, posiblemente victima de alguna de las terribles enfermedades febriles infecciosas incurables en la era preantibiótica, pálida, débil,dormida. En el fondo vemos a la consternada madre, preocupada, esperando lo peor. Es también notable la expresión del padre, quién no puede contener su preocupación ante la enfermedad de su hija, pero que tiene que mantener la calma para dar consuelo a la afligida madre.
context_page_description: Sir Samuel Luke Fildes KCVO RA was an English painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy schools. He was the grandson of the political activist Mary Fildes.
context_section_description: In 1949 Fildes' painting The Doctor (1891) was used by the American Medical Association in a campaign against a proposal for nationalised medical care put forth by President Harry S. Truman. The image was used in posters and brochures along with the slogan, "Keep Politics Out of this Picture" implying that involvement of the government in medical care would negatively affect the quality of care. 65,000 posters of The Doctor were displayed, which helped to raise public scepticism for the nationalised health care campaign.
caption: The Doctor
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