3 100 201 https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/075ddfc45d02134f173925514a592028.jpg e337ccedf8b7ba600f1ac8f2a882124f Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 1004 Height 700 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 IPTC String byline:Boston Public Library IPTC Array a:1:{s:6:"byline";s:21:"Boston Public Library";} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection, 1848-1854. WAM 21142.075— Description An account of the resource Henry Jacob Bigelow was born 11 March 1818, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879), was a well-known medical practitioner in the city. Bigelow attended Harvard College, entering at the age of fifteen in 1833, and graduated with a B.A. in 1837. Afterwards, he began studying medicine with his father and attended lectures at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, given by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). Bigelow was appointed a house surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston in 1838 and held the post for a year. He traveled to Cuba in the early 1840s and returned to Boston to take his medical degree in 1841. After completing his M.D., Bigelow traveled to Europe, studying medicine in Paris and London until his return to Boston in 1844 to take up medical practice. In the same year, he wrote the Boylston Prize-winning essay on that year’s topic of the relief of deformity and lameness by muscle division. In 1845, he was elected president of the Boylston Society and in 1846, appointed Visiting Surgeon in the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1849, Bigelow was appointed as Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School. Bigelow was a pathologist by training, but was active in a variety of other fields, including the popularizing of anesthesia by ether, revising the equipment and technique for lithotrity, and working with the anti-vivisection movement. He was a supporter of the claim of William Morton as the discoverer of anesthetic ether and wrote widely on the subject; Bigelow also favored the immediate adoption of ether anesthetic in surgical operations, claiming to have been responsible for one of the first uses of the discovery in surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Bigelow worked with artist Oscar Wallis on a detailed series of medical illustrations of tumors and other specimens viewed under the microscope. Other drawings on which Bigelow and Wallis collaborated were used in Bigelow's published works or as teaching tools, but the drawings in this collection were mostly intended for a work which was never published. Henry Jacob Bigelow died in 1890 at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, several months after a severe fall. Oscar Wallis was an artist primarily known for his 1848-1854 collaboration with Henry Jacob Bigelow for a set of teaching watercolors. Wallis also illustrated a volume on pathology written by Bigelow, although this volume was never published. Wallis also contributed lithographic work to Benjamin Champney's "New England Scenery" (1852) and George Bond's "Map of the White Mountains" (1853). This collection is comprised of the set of watercolor illustrations that Henry Jacob Bigelow employed artist Oscar Wallis to paint from 1848-1854. Bigelow commissioned these large watercolors of anatomical subjects to illustrate his lectures at Harvard Medical School. Wallis painted the teaching diagrams from local subjects and from the atlases of established medical authorities. Subject The topic of the resource Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890 Wallis, Oscar Teaching—Aids and devices Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. 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 A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 100 W x 69.5 H cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Teaching watercolor of skin disorder on the back of the neck, and of a star-shaped open wound Subject The topic of the resource Neck Skin Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection Wallis, Oscar Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890 Teaching Aids and devices Teaching Methods Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy Fitz, Reginald, 1885-1953 Description An account of the resource Possibly from a local Boston patient Abstract A summary of the resource. Large watercolor showing the back of the neck of a male patient with a beard. A large area on the back of the neck is raised and lumpy, colored in red and yellow. On the right, a deep purple lump has been opened in a star shape, showing a red and black interior. Watercolor is framed in green sewn textile, with metal grommets in each of the four corners. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wallis, Oscar Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1848-1854 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Accessing collections in the Warren Anatomical Museum and the Warren Anatomical Museum archive requires advanced notice. Please submit a request to Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu to access the displayed item Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.029) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. watercolors (paintings) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21142.029 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. 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. Henry Jacob Bigelow Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection medical illustrations Oscar Wallis tumors Warren Anatomical Museum