Retrospective: A survey of two decades of paintings
Triage. 1996.
Bolt locks, antique keyhole, beached wood, acrylic and tempera on canvas. 32”x24”. © WL Smith 1996. Collection of The WL Smith Revocable Living Trust.
The titles which complete the work, are lifted from the encyclopedia of
misery. It is not the kind of suffering that yells out in agony, however,
but the dull ache of eternal damnation. Like Triage, they describe the
underbelly of the human condition. 
Lisa Buck, The Downtown Gazette
triage [Fr.sorting].
The screening and classification of sick, wounded, or injured persons during
war or other disasters to determine priority needs in order to insure the
efficient use of medical and nursing manpower, equiptment, and facilities.
Classification is concerned with three groups: 1. those who will live without any therapy of any kind; 2. those who are expected to die no matter what treatment is provided; and 3. the priority group, those who will survive if given adequate care.
Classification is concerned with three groups: 1. those who will live without any therapy of any kind; 2. those who are expected to die no matter what treatment is provided; and 3. the priority group, those who will survive if given adequate care.
