Date: 1985
Credit Line: Commissioned by Dr. Nachod's colleagues at MCP, the Alumnae Association
Means of Accession: Donation
Made/Created
Artist
Paul Gorka
Date made
1985
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Dimensions
Height
70 in
Width
66 in
Depth
3 in
Dimension Description
Canvas Dimensions (primary center canvas only)
Height
67-1/2 in
Width
58-1/4 in
Dimension Description
Canvas Dimensions
Height
60 in
Width
72 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
Following her graduation from the Woman’s Medical College in 1943, Grace Nachod spent two years at the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a diploma in Ophthalmology in 1945.
During her long career in ophthalmology, Dr. Nachod held positions as Assistant Surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital and Ophthalmologist for the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. She joined the faculty of the Woman’s Medical College in 1950 and in 1980 was named Professor Emerita of Ophthalmology.
She was a member of numerous medical societies, including the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and the American Association of Ophthalmologists.
