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Exhibit on medical quackery showcases the art of deception
The Philadelphia Museum of Art hosts Quack, Quack, Quack a exhibit of prints posters and pamphlets from 1600 to 1930 revealing how patent medicines used artists to sell panaceas from animal magnetism to cures for youth indiscretions. Curator John Ittman and collector William Helfand discuss the persistent charm of magic potions and the evolution of regulation and testing.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
William H. Helfand
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Maxfield Parrish
William Hogarth
Jacques Callot
the Charlatans
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