Lane Library Exhibit Creative Development
About the exhibit
Histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California was a poster exhibit at the Lane Medical Library entrance that ran from September 24, 2024 through August 2025. It explored medicine and community in California through rancho and town life, physicians and farmworkers, and today’s Latino/a and Latinx California—including health disparities, community-led care, and visibility in the healthcare the professions. It also explored Stanford Medicine’s land history, early Latino/a and Latinx graduates, current student and faculty organizations, clinical programs such as La Clínica Latina, advocacy such as National Latino Physicians Day, and library resources including D-CORE and the Medical History Center.
The physical installation consisted of six poster panels, each 30 in × 70 in. Drew Bourn, medical history curator and historian of Lane Medical Library, curated the exhibit; we worked closely with him to ground the history of the images from the library archive collection. Lauren Watley contributed to the poster design and artwork. William Bottini, Stanford Medicine EdTech creative director, contributed to exhibit image upscaling and exhibit typography layout for those panels.
Each comparison shows design direction (left) and the finished entrance exhibit (right). Hover or focus the circular control for a hint, then drag it sideways to reveal more of either side.
About the exhibit
Histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California was a poster exhibit at the Lane Medical Library entrance that ran from September 24, 2024 through August 2025. It explored medicine and community in California through rancho and town life, physicians and farmworkers, and today’s Latino/a and Latinx California—including health disparities, community-led care, and visibility in the healthcare the professions. It also explored Stanford Medicine’s land history, early Latino/a and Latinx graduates, current student and faculty organizations, clinical programs such as La Clínica Latina, advocacy such as National Latino Physicians Day, and library resources including D-CORE and the Medical History Center.
The physical installation consisted of six poster panels, each 30 in × 70 in. Drew Bourn, medical history curator and historian of Lane Medical Library, curated the exhibit; we worked closely with him to ground the history of the images from the library archive collection. Lauren Watley contributed to the poster design and artwork. William Bottini, Stanford Medicine EdTech creative director, contributed to exhibit image upscaling and exhibit typography layout for those panels.
Each comparison shows design direction (left) and the finished entrance exhibit (right). Hover or focus the circular control for a hint, then drag it sideways to reveal more of either side.