Question: The late Vilray P. Blair, MD, the first division chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the School of Medicine, had distinctive taste in decorating. What covered the walls of Blair’s operating room?
Answer: B) Blair sought a way to comfort children coming in for operations, so he commissioned local artist Gisella Loeffler to paint the walls of his operating room. She spent months painting everything from jungle scenes to a ceiling of mermaids to Santa Claus.
Learn more about the doctor, the artist and see more images on the Becker Medical Library website.
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