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April 28, 2005
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Lazy eye, busy hand
Professor of Neurobiology Margaret Livingstone believes that a lazy eye, normally regarded as a disability, can actually be an advantage for an artist. Stereoblindness - seeing in two dimensions rather than three - may allow an artist to draw what he sees. Livingstone and her colleague Bevil Conway believe the trait was probably shared by Rembrandt, Klimt, Chagall, Man Ray, and others. (Staff photo Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Lazy eyes aid artists, biologist says
Was Rembrandt's world flat?
All his pretty ones
HUAM exhibit brings Degas holdings together
Brustein to read from 'Letters to a Young Actor'
'Harvardwood' application deadline approaches
The Big Picture
Dan Meagher, figure painter
'Acting on Faith' explores lives of three women
Film premiere introduces pioneers of new women's movement
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