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Trained as a physician during the Vietnam War, Eric Avery subsequently worked for several decades as a psychiatrist for people living with HIV and AIDS. He maintained a simultaneous art practice, and this print reflects these intersecting careers. While the act of washing feet holds religious significance for some, it also points to the Hippocratic Oath taken by medical providers to do no harm and treat their patients with care. Respectful touch has always been a key element of caretaking for the sick, especially those living with a terminal infectious disease.
Untitled, from the "New Provincetown Print Project Portfolio 1993"
Eric Avery (American, born in 1948)
Printer: R. E. Townsend Studio, Georgetown, MA
Printer: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
Publisher: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
Printer: R. E. Townsend Studio, Georgetown, MA
Printer: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
Publisher: Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
1993
Medium/Technique
Monoprint relief
Dimensions
Sheet/ Image: 62.9 x 48.3 cm (24 3/4 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mazur in honor of Virginia Deknatel
Accession Number2000.1064
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Trained as a physician during the Vietnam War, Eric Avery subsequently worked for several decades as a psychiatrist for people living with HIV and AIDS. He maintained a simultaneous art practice, and this print reflects these intersecting careers. While the act of washing feet holds religious significance for some, it also points to the Hippocratic Oath taken by medical providers to do no harm and treat their patients with care. Respectful touch has always been a key element of caretaking for the sick, especially those living with a terminal infectious disease.
ProvenanceProject Director, Michael Mazur; year-end gift, Dec. 2000
CopyrightReproduced with permission.