Birdcages and Nursery Rhyme Walls:
The Children's Waiting Area in
the Eastman
Dental Clinics
During the 1920's and 1930's, in addition to the Rochester Dental Dispensary, George Eastman established five dental clinics in European countries. The clinics were designed with children in mind, in hopes that anxiety over dental care would be reduced. This concern for young patients was reflected in the architecture of these buildings. Each clinic had it's own birdcage in the waiting area and artists were employed to paint murals on the walls illustrating nursery rhymes and childhood themes.
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