23 October 2026 - 10 January 2027

Lessons From a Remarkably Well-illustrated Anatomy Textbook

Sir Ian Wood Building, Robert Gordon University

In the 1940s, in a small corner of Aberdeen, two men were striving to complete their self-imposed ambitious tasks.

Professor Lockhart's textbook consolidated his advanced thinking on medical education. Yet it was not until 1959 that Anatomy of the Human Body by Lockhart, Hamilton & Fyfe was published by Faber and Faber Limited. 

Alberto Morrocco RSA and Gordon S Cameron RSA were two of the artists who contributed to this landmark textbook. At the same time both artists were assisting Robert Sivell in a series of wall paintings in the University of Aberdeen Student Union. The subject matter of these unique murals is profound.

In this display we acknowledge the skills and the commitment of these three distinguished Academicians. 

This display has previously been shown in the Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare, Foresterhill and also Aberdeen Central Library as part of RSA200 Celebrating Together.