Beyond the Flask: Rethinking Our Invisible Microbial Co-habitants in the Age of Food Studies
In 1952, the portraitist Robert Thom captured a scene of clinical serenity: French chemist Louis Pasteur, bathed in soft light, inspects experimental flasks while his wife, Marie, watches from an…
Beyond the Petri Dish: Rethinking Our Microbial Future in Gastronomica 26.1
In the mid-20th century, the pharmaceutical giant Parke, Davis and Company commissioned a series of paintings titled Great Moments in Medicine. Among them, a 1952 portrait by Robert Thom depicts…
Beyond the Sterile Flask: Reimagining Human-Microbial Relations in the Post-Pasteurian Era
In 1952, portrait artist Robert Thom captured a vision of scientific conquest that would define the mid-20th century. His depiction of French chemist Louis Pasteur, bathed in the light of…
Beyond the Sterile Flask: Reimagining Human-Microbial Entanglements in the Post-Pasteurian Era
In 1952, the pharmaceutical titan Parke, Davis and Company unveiled a portrait by Robert Thom titled Louis Pasteur. The image was part of a sweeping propaganda project, "Great Moments in…










