Dwarfism and Kyphosis in Art

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Dwarfism and kyphosis (hunched back) are some of the most common types of physical disabilities represented in the art and archaeology of many societies around the world. A number of historical documents and a diverse folklore describe individuals with dwarfism and kyphosis in cultures from Alaska, Africa, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hawaii, Ireland, Iceland, India, Korea, Lithuania, the Netherlands, North America, Norway, Scandinavia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

2002.45, Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, 2001-2002, digital C print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Gregory Crewdson's photographs are elaborately constructed tableaux that unearth the bizarre lurking in American suburbia. Crewdson probes into the fears, desires, and frustrations of the acutely ordinary subjects that inhabit his tidy neighborhoods, making familiar streets and homes feel eerily unsafe.