Editing Dwarfism (section)

===Art and media depictions===
{{See also|Cultural depictions of dwarfism|List of people with dwarfism|Dwarfs and pygmies in Ancient Egypt}}
[[File:Ivory statuette of a woman with dwarfism-IMG 4539-white.jpg|thumb|upright|Ivory statuette of a woman with dwarfism, [[Gerzeh culture]] (Naqada II), in the [[Prehistoric Egypt]] era]]
In art, literature, and movies, dwarfs are rarely depicted as ordinary people who are very short but rather as a species apart. [[Novelist]]s, [[artist]]s, and [[filmmaking|moviemakers]] may attach special moral or aesthetic significance to their "apartness" or misshapenness.

Artistic representations of dwarfism are found on [[ancient Greece|Greek]] vases and other ancient artifacts, including [[ancient Egypt]]ian art in which dwarfs are likely to have been seen as a divine manifestation, with records indicating that they were able to reach high positions in society at the time.<ref name="nunn">''Ancient Egyptian Medicine'', John F. Nunn, University of Oklahoma Press, 2002, pp. 78–79, {{ISBN|0-8061-3504-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051227102614.htm|title=Dwarfs Commanded Respect In Ancient Egypt|website=Sciencedaily.com}}</ref>

The ancient [[Hindu]] text ''[[Bhagavat Purana]]'' devotes nine chapters to the adventures of [[Vamana]], a dwarf avatar of Lord Vishnu.
[[File:Diego Velázquez – El bufón el Primo (Museo del Prado, 1644).jpg|upright|left|thumb|''[[Portrait of Sebastián de Morra|The Dwarf Don Sebastián de Morra]]'', c. 1644 by [[Diego Velázquez|Velázquez]]]]

Depictions of dwarfism are also found in European paintings and many illustrations. Many European paintings (especially [[Spain|Spanish]]) of the 16th–19th centuries depict dwarfs by themselves or with others. In the [[Talmud]], it is said that the second born son of the [[Egypt]]ian [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Bible]] was a dwarf.<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/pol/pol09.htm The Talmud – Chapter VI. Death Of Jacob And His Sons – Moses – The Deliverance From Egypt.] URL accessed April 23, 2007.</ref> Recent scholarship has suggested that ancient Egyptians held dwarfs in high esteem.<ref name="dwarfism-egypt">{{cite journal|title=Dwarfs in ancient Egypt|journal=American Journal of Medical Genetics|date=2005-12-27|first=Chahira|last=Kozma|volume=140A|issue=4|pages=303–11|doi= 10.1002/ajmg.a.31068|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112222883/abstract|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105124935/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112222883/abstract|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-05|access-date=2008-11-12|pmid=16380966|s2cid=797288}}</ref> Several important mythological figures of the North American [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] nation are portrayed as dwarfs.<ref>Trigger, Bruce G., ''The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660'' McGill-Queen's University Press, 1987 {{ISBN|0-7735-0627-6}}, p. 529.</ref>

As popular media has become more widespread, the number of works depicting dwarfs have increased dramatically. Dwarfism is depicted in many books, films, and TV series such as ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'', ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (and later parodied in'' [[Austin Powers (film series)|Austin Powers]]''), ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]],<ref>''Gulliver's Travels: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts'', Palgrave Macmillan 1995 (p. 21). The quote has been misattributed to [[Alexander Pope]], who wrote to Swift in praise of the book just a day earlier.</ref> ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[Bad Santa]]'', ''[[A Son of the Circus]]'', ''[[Little People, Big World]]'', ''[[The Little Couple]]'', ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' (and its TV adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]''), ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[The Orator (film)|The Orator]]'', ''[[In Bruges]]'', ''[[The Tin Drum]]'' by [[Günter Grass]], the short-lived reality show ''[[The Littlest Groom]]'', and the films ''[[The Station Agent]]'' and ''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]''.

The [[Animal Planet]] TV series ''[[Pit Boss (TV series)|Pit Boss]]'' features dwarf actor [[Shorty Rossi]] and his talent agency, "Shortywood Productions", which Rossi uses to provide funding for his pit bull rescue operation, "Shorty's Rescue". Rossi's three full-time employees, featured in the series, are little people and aspiring actors. In September 2014, Creative Business House along with Donnons Leur Une Chance, created the [[International Dwarf Fashion Show]] to raise awareness and boost self-confidence of people living with dwarfism.<ref name="GLAM">{{cite news|last1=Stark|first1=Stephanie|title=The Dwarf Fashion Show Debuts in New York City|url=http://www.glammonitor.com/2015/dwarf-fashion-show-debut-2580/|access-date=22 July 2015|publisher=Glammonitor|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126052848/http://www.glammonitor.com/2015/dwarf-fashion-show-debut-2580/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A number of reality television series on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], beginning with ''[[Little Women: LA]]'' in 2014, focused on showing the lives of women living with dwarfism in various cities around the United States.