Adresa autora: Vladimir Veselinov, Svetosavska 26/16, 23300 Kikinda, Srbija. E-mail: veselinov.vladimir@gmail.com Rad primljen: 24. 4. 2014. Rad prihvaćen: 22. 7. 2014. Elektronska verzija objavljena: 21. 8. 2015. www.tmg.org.rs 87 Vol. 40 (2015) br. 2 Originalni rad UDK 61:929 ISSN 0350-2899. - Vol. 40, br. 2 (2015), str. 87-91. 7.05:61 COBISS.SR-ID 216883980 FRENK H. NETER – MIKELANĐELO MEDICINE FRENK H. NETER - MICHELANGELO OF MEDICINE Vladimir Veselinov, Vladimir Davidović OPŠTA BOLNICA KIKINDA Sažetak: Frenk H. Neter (1906–1991) je bio američki hirurg i proslavljeni medicinski ilustrator, a popularnost njegovih ilustracija donela mu je naziv Mikelanđelo medicine. Rođen u Njujorku, kao dete imigranata, sklonost ka umetnosti pokazao je od rane mladosti. Crtao je tokom celog školovanja, da bi po završetku srednje škole dobio stipendiju da pohađa Akademiju umetnosti i potom objavio odluku da će da radi kao ilustrator. Međutim, majka ga je usmerila ka medicini. Talenat nađe načina da ispliva, pa je Frenk nastavio da skicira za vreme studija da bi pojasnio nejasne medicinske koncepte, prvo sebi i kolegama, pa i profesorima. Nakon diplomiranja i kratke karijere hirurga, igrom sudbine, njegove radove primetile su farmaceutske kompanije, te je za seriju od 5 crteža Neter dobio 7500$, značajno više nego što je iznosila njegova godišnja zarada kao hirurga. Tada odlaže skalpel i zamenjuje ga olovkom. Zahvaljujući petodecenijskoj saradnji sa farmaceutskom kompanijom Ciba, Neter postaje najpoznatiji medicinski ilustrator na svetu, koji je predstavio svaki aspekt medicine 20-og veka. Neterov magnum opus bila je serija atlasa, svaki pojedinačno posvećen određenom organskom sistemu, pokrivajući anatomiju, embriologiju, fiziologiju, patologiju, kao i kliničke odlike svakog od njih. Neterov stil je jedinstven, istinska mešavina upečatljivog realizma i medicinske naučne preciznosti , a njegova dela se sada mogu naći u svakoj medicinskoj biblioteci. Neter je nastavio da stvara medicinske ilustracije sve do svoje smrti 1991. Njegova dela nastavljaju da žive u knjigama koje su i danas često prvi kontakt studenta sa medicinom, ali i u svima nama koje je inspirisao da pronađemo umetnost u medicini. Summary: Frank H. Neter was an American surgeon and a renowned medical illustrator, and owing to the popularity of his illustrations he started being called Michelangelo of medicine. Born in New York as a child of immigrants in 1906, he showed his artistic aspirations from the moment he could hold a pencil. He used to draw all the time during his schooling, and after secondary school he got a scholarship for the National Academy of Design, and decided that he will become an illustrator. However his mother persuaded him to go in for medicine. But talent would always find its own way out, so Frank went on drawing his sketches during lectures in order to clarify some medical concepts first to himself and then to his colleagues and to his professors as well. After graduation and a short career as a surgeon, in a twist of fate, his work was noticed by some pharmaceutical companies. During the Great Depression Frank received $7,500 for a series of five drawings, which was far more than his annual salary as a surgeon. He put away his scalpel and once and for all replaced it with a pencil. Thanks to a five-decade-long collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Ciba Neter became the most famous medical illustrator in the world who represented every aspect of the 20 th century medicine. Netter’s magnum opus was a series of atlases, each devoted to a particular organ system, covering anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology and their essential clinical features. Neterov style is unique, a true blend of striking realism and medical accuracy. Neter continued making medical illustrations until his death in 1991. His works go on living in books that are usually students’ first contact with medicine, but also in all of us who have been inspired to find art in medicine. Frenk H. Neter je bio američki hirurg i proslavljeni medicinski ilustrator, a popularnost njegovih ilustracija donela mu je naziv Mikelanđelo medicine [1]. Neter je rođen u Njujorku, kao dete imigranata, 1906. godine. Sklonost ka umetnosti je pokazivao od trenutka kada je bio dovoljno star da drži olovku. U prodavnici svojih roditelja je, kao dečak od samo par godina starosti, imao