Teaching watercolor of microscopic view of human cells, 1848-1854
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Title
Teaching watercolor of microscopic view of human cells, 1848-1854
Subject
Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection
Wallis, Oscar
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890
Harvard Medical School Department of Anatomy
Fitz, Reginald, 1885-1953
Cells
Erythrocytes
Neoplasms
Abstract
Teaching watercolor of microscopic view of human cells. Cells are painted in white circle surrounded by black border that forms a square, presumably to mimic the view when looking down a microscope. All cells are painted in grey, except single red blood cell, painted red, for scale. Above microscopic view are three images of human tissue. The image in the center shows a mass of human tissue surrounded by black square border. The images on either side show two angles of the mass, likely tumorous. Watercolor is framed in green sewn textile, with metal grommets in each of the four corners.
Creator
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890
Wallis, Oscar
Date Created
1848-1854
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum (WAM 21142.412)
Format
image
Extent
1 Painting
Medium
Watercolors (paintings)
Type
still image
Identifier
WAM 21142.412
Provenance
Henry Jacob Bigelow employed artist Oscar Wallis exclusively from 1848 - 1854 to paint a series of large teaching watercolors to illustrate Bigelow's lectures at Harvard Medical School. Wallis painted the teaching diagrams from local subjects and from the atlases of established medical authorities. The effort cost Bigelow $6,000. In 1890 Bigelow presented the watercolors to Reginald H. Fitz to be used in the Harvard Medical School's Department of Anatomy. The watercolors were transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum between 1890 and 1930.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
100 W x 139 H cm
Files
Citation
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890 and Wallis, Oscar, “Teaching watercolor of microscopic view of human cells, 1848-1854,” OnView, accessed May 11, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13754.