100
years ofBIOMEDICAL
VISUALIZATI
The UIC Program in Biomedical Visualization celebrates at the intersection of art, life science, medicine and tec
Composite image created by Leah Lebowicz ’12 MS BVIS comprised of artwork by Tom Jones, Alfred Teoli, Craig Gosling ’65 BS BVIS, Jane Hurd ’68 BS BVIS, Scott Barrows ’76 BS BVIS, Kelly Cloninger ’18 MS BVIS, Elizabeth Moss ’18 MS BVIS, Angela Gao ’18 MS BVIS, Samantha Bond ’16 MS BVIS and Logan Weihe ’19 MS BVIS.
Tom Jones establishes the Department of Medical and Dental Illustration in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, the second medical illustration academic program in the world
1921
TOM JONES
named director. The technology is pen-and-ink and Jones’ signature “wet-on-wet’ watercolor wash technique
1925 Jones adds photography, then television, to the curriculum. He favors the use of multimedia, which he calls “multi-sensory” input, including illustrations, photographs, diagrams, charts, 3D models, live demos, audio recordings and TV
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Surgeon Arthur Hertzler donates his personal library to the department. He later donates $75,000 to promote visual medical education under Jones
1937
The Association of Medical Illustrators incorporates in Illinois, with Jones as a founder. He is elected first president and serves two terms on the board of governors. The AMI names an award for him
1946
1947
Between 1947 and 1952, three Museum of Science and Industry exhibits are designed under the direction of Jones and Ruth Coleman Wakerlin: Miracle of Growth (1947); Cancer, the Story of a Wayward Cell (1949); and Heart, the Mighty Muscle (1952)
