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11/2/06: Art and Alzheimer's

The painter William Utermohlen chronicled his own descent into Alzheimer's through a series of self-portraits from 1995 to 2000.
William Utermohlen, 1998
The painter William Utermohlen chronicled his own descent into Alzheimer's through a series of self-portraits from 1995 to 2000.

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, UT – The French painter and sculpture Edgar Degas said, "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." But when art is used to educate and encourage conversation about an issue, how does the artist tackle a subject in his or her own genre? Thursday on RadioWest, Doug is joined by a choreographer, a novelist and an art historian who have all been thinking about Alzheimer's Disease. It's a conversation about memory, about love, and about the power of art to reflect and to heal.

Learn more about Alzheimer's Disease from Alzheimer's Association and The University of Utah's Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging & Research

Repertory Dance Theatre's LINK Series and Sternworks present Demolition Derby - when a mind loses its license to drive Thursday through Saturday at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit Sternworks on-lineFor tickets, call ArtTix at 355-ARTS (2787) or visit them on-line

Learn more about the painter William Utermohlen and see a slide show of his self-portraits.

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