Malnutrition Collection

Wayfarer collapsing from hunger and fatigue being tended by the village Parson. Engraving, London, 1888
2604525 Wayfarer collapsing from hunger and fatigue being tended by the village Parson. Engraving, London, 1888.; (add.info)

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, the poor Jewish quarter of the city: From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London
532237 Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, the poor Jewish quarter of the city: From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872

Undernourished cotton picker's child listening to speeches of organizer... Kern County, CA, 1938
Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton picker's child listening to speeches of organizer at strike meeting to raise wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents a hundred pounds

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

A boy lies on a weighing scale at a malnutrition treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TEMPLATE OUT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho)
PNP256386 The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Groups of Natives on the Relief Works at Deori Panagar, near Jubbulpore (b / w photo)
1036845 A Groups of Natives on the Relief Works at Deori Panagar, near Jubbulpore (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Signalement Des Chouans et Autres Contrevolutionaires, ca. 1793. Creator: Unknown
Signalement Des Chouans et Autres Contrevolutionaires, ca. 1793

Death of Pausanias, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Pausanias, 1890. Pausanias, Spartan regent and general suspected of conspiring with Xerxes I during the Greco-Persian Wars, on arrest he escaped to the temple of Athena

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, London, 1872. A scene depicting life in the poor Jewish quarter of the city. From London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore. (London, 1872)

Still life, Food and wine, rice

Russian Commune
Withered looking Men and women eat lunch in a 1920s Russian commune. Date: circa 1920

NEW MEXICO: HEALTH CLINIC. A malnourished 5-year-old being examined in a clinic operated by the Taos County Cooperative Health Association in Penasco, New Mexico. Photograph by John Collier, 1943

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"Unveiling the Silent Crisis: Malnutrition's Devastating Impact on Humanity" In a world plagued by numerous afflictions, malnutrition stands as one of the most insidious and often overlooked. This silent crisis silently creeps into communities, leaving behind a trail of devastation that is far-reaching and heart-wrenching. Alcoholic dementia, an unfortunate consequence of malnutrition, robs individuals of their memories and identities. As MRI scans reveal the harrowing effects on their once vibrant minds, we witness the tragic toll this condition takes on those who have fallen victim to it. Like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse depicted in a haunting 1511 engraving, malnutrition gallops through societies with relentless force. It preys upon vulnerable populations such as "The Children of the Poor, " captured so poignantly in T Cobb's c1875 artwork - ragged babes whose tears mirror their hunger-stricken bodies. Even historical tales like "Stories of the life of Saint Nicholas" from 1327-32 remind us that malnutrition has long been an adversary to humanity. Jacob sending his sons to Egypt for grain serves as a reminder that food scarcity has plagued civilizations throughout time. Modern-day scenes echo these historical struggles; at a malnutrition treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen, a young boy lies on a weighing scale - his frail body bearing witness to both neglect and deprivation. Similarly, Francisco Goya's 1906 masterpiece "No Llegan A Tiempo (They Come Too Late)" depicts fortified water arriving tardily amidst disaster. From Ireland's bleaching trades to famine-ravaged Samaria depicted in engravings past centuries ago – all serve as reminders that no corner is immune from this pervasive crisis.