Taking Care

DESIGN DIRECTION AND CONCEPT — CALEB CAIN MARCUS
PUBLISHER — STATEN ISLAND MUSEUM
CURATORS —RYLEE ETERGINOSO, GABRIELLA LEONE
ESSAY — DEBBIE-ANN PAIGE, MARIA SMILIOS, RITA REYNOLDS, CYNTHIA A. CONNOLLY

In 1951 Staten Island made history when a breakthrough treatment for tuberculosis was tested at Sea View Hospital.  

Taking Care highlights the work, lives, and legacy of the Black nursing staff, who were later known as the “Black Angels”.

These nurses broke racial barriers and risked their lives to care for patients and administer the clinical trials that forever changed the trajectory of tuberculosis.

The Staten Island Museum wanted a book that could be viewed through a scholarly lens or a casual one.

We achieved this through the integration of text and images with quotes and large titles that give a sense of the subject even if the longer texts remain unread—giving the reader the opportunity to determine the depth of their experience.  

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