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Radioactive Phoenixes - Radium by Brenda Lyons

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Radioactive Phoenixes - Radium Artwork by Brenda Lyons

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Title:	Radioactive Phoenixes - Radium
Date Created:	10/2019
Copyright:	© Brenda Lyons
Genre:	Horror
Mediums:	Acrylic
Views:	681
Posted:	10/19/2021

Brenda Lyons
Member Since October 2013

Projects: " America' s Favorite Birds" and " Backyard Birds and Blossoms" coloring books - Cornell Lab Publishing Group " Winged Fantasy: Draw and Paint Magical and Mythical Creatures" IMPACT Books, 2014 78 Tarot Project - 2015 - 2021

Location: Colorado

This phoenix stands above a pile of cracked teeth and broken jaws - a common ailment of glowing-watch-dial painters who shaped Radium-laced brushes in their mouths. These women were known as the "Radium Girls", who tragically not only died horrifically, but had their illnesses shrugged off as 'syphilis' by the company that hired them to avoid legal responsibility.