Chair, Lasker Awards Jury, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Cell. 2020 Oct 15;183(2):285-289. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.030.
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.
悲剧性事件，如大流行病，可以通过艺术作品来铭记和预示。艺术家爱德华·蒙克和约翰·辛格·萨金特（1918-1919 年）的画作实时地向我们展示了感染西班牙流感的人是什么样子。爱德华·霍珀（20 世纪 40 年代至 50 年代）的画作预示着当今 COVID-19 大流行的封锁和社交距离。
