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The Art of Mort Künstler / The American Spirit / The Modern Era

Here you will find a pictorial chronicle of the drama and excitement of American History. These paintings give the viewer an insight into the tumultuous life of this young nation that mere words cannot achieve.



Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine, 1955





Historical Information:

After years of study to develop a polio vaccine, Dr. Jonas Salk announced he had successfully tested one on March 26, 1953. It would be another two years before a nationwide inoculation campaign began. New polio cases in the U.S. dropped to a small fraction of what had previously been reported the first year the vaccine was widely available.
 

 
All illustrations by Mort Künstler. Text by Michael Aubrecht, Dee Brown, Henry Steele Commager, Rod Gragg, Mort Künstler, Edward Lengel, James McPherson, and James I. Robertson, Jr. - Copyright © 2001-2022. All Rights Reserved. No part of the contents of this web site may be reproduced or utilized in any form by any means without written consent of the artist.